Common name
English: Common goldenthistle
German: Spanische Golddistel
Portuguese: Cangarinha, Cardo-de-ouro, Escólimo-da-Espanha
Classification
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
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Scolymus hispanicus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [687] Scolymus hispanicus - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.