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Golden Thistle
Scolymus hispanicus L.

kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots »  order Asterales »  family Asteraceae »  genus Scolymus - goldenthistle

Scientific synonyms

Scolymus grandiflorus Desf.

Other names

= Common Goldenthistle
= Spanish Oyster Plant
= Spanish Salsify

Images

Scolymus hispanicus - Golden Thistle

Author: Leif & Anita Stridvall

Scolymus hispanicus - Golden Thistle

Author: Leif & Anita Stridvall

Scolymus hispanicus - Golden Thistle

Author: Leif & Anita Stridvall

Taxon in country check-lists*

Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Europe: Spain, Asia: Israel

* List of countries might not be complete

Intertaxon relationships

consumer: Conizonia detrita (Fabricius, 1793), Larinus scolymi (Olivier, 1807)

Links and literature

EN Botanical Society of British Isles [http://www.bsbi.org.uk/], Botany Department, The Natural History Museum [as Scolymus hispanicus L.]
Data retrieved on: 11 May 2012
EN Danin A.: Flora and Vegetation of Israel [http://www.botanic.co.il/A/defaulte.htm] [as Scolymus hispanicus]
Data retrieved on: 26 February 2009

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