| Family1 | Species1 | Family2 | Species2 | SCUS score | Similarity |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Poaceae | Aegilops tauschii subsp. strangulata | 4.50 | Dis similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. lyrata | 8.42 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Arabidopsis thaliana | 8.25 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Fabaceae | Arachis duranensis | 6.31 | Moderately similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Fabaceae | Arachis hypogaea | 6.32 | Moderately similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Fabaceae | Arachis ipaensis | 6.30 | Moderately similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Cucurbitaceae | Benincasa hispida | 8.02 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Chenopodiaceae | Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris | 7.26 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Poaceae | Brachypodium distachyon | 4.88 | Dis similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Brassica juncea | 8.16 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Brassica napus | 8.21 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Brassica oleracea var. oleracea | 8.15 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Brassica rapa | 8.22 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Fabaceae | Cajanus cajan | 5.75 | Moderately similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Camelina sativa | 8.39 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Brassicaceae | Capsella rubella | 8.66 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Solanaceae | Capsicum annuum | 6.86 | Moderately similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Chenopodiaceae | Chenopodium quinoa | 7.00 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Fabaceae | Cicer arietinum | 7.05 | Similar |
| Asteraceae | Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | Rutaceae | Citrus clementina | 6.41 | Moderately similar |