Scolymus hispanicus

Scolymus hispanicus, Portugal

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scolyminae
Genus: Scolymus
Species: Scolymus hispanicus
Subspecies: S. h. subsp. hispanicus – S. h. subsp. occidentalis

Name

Scolymus hispanicus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 813 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myscolus hispanicus (L.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 4: 1333 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Switzerland (alien) Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares (Ibiza-Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca), Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia) Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya (alien), Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (Faial, Graciosa: alien), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, Tenerife (doubtfully native), La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan, Gruziya) Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Turkey Continental: Australasia (all introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, Victoria. Continental: Northern America all introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York, Pennsylvania. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 813. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vázquez, F.M. 2000. The genus Scolymus Tourn. ex L. (Asteraceae): taxonomy and distribution. Anales del Jardin Botánico de Madrid 58(1): 83–100. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scolymus hispanicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Scolymus hispanicus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Scolymus hispanicus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 21.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scolymus hispanicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

català: Cardellet
Deutsch: Spanische Golddistel
English: common golden thistle
español: cardillo
suomi: Espanjankultaohdake
français: Chardon d'Espagne

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