Common name
English: Common goldenthistle
German: Spanische Golddistel
Portuguese: Cangarinha, Cardo-de-ouro, Escólimo-da-Espanha
English: Common goldenthistle
German: Spanische Golddistel
Portuguese: Cangarinha, Cardo-de-ouro, Escólimo-da-Espanha
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Scolymus (1)
Epithet: hispanicus L. (1)
Synonym: Scolymus grandiflorus Desf.
grandiflorus => with flowers larger than the normal
hispanicus => of Spanish origin
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
Check for Scolymus hispanicus at
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