- Scolymus
Taxobox
name = "PAGENAME"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Scolymus maculatus"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cichorieae
genus = "Scolymus"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text"Scolymus" (golden thistle or oyster thistle) is a genus of three species of
flowering plant s in the familyAsteraceae , native to theMediterranean region and westernEurope north to northwesternFrance .Like other related plants also called
thistle s, they are annual or perennialherbaceous plants with spiny leaves and stems. They grow to 20-90 cm tall, with bright yellow flowerheads.There are three species:
*"Scolymus grandiflorus " – Large-flowered Golden Thistle
*"Scolymus hispanicus " – Common Golden Thistle or Spanish Oyster Thistle
*"Scolymus maculatus " – Spotted Golden ThistleReferences
* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Scolymus&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Scolymus"]
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