Scolymus hispanicus

Common Golden Thistle

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Common name

Common Golden Thistle, Spanish Oyster Thistle

Scientific name

Scolymus hispanicus L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous biennial plant. The stem is high up to 0.6 m. Flowering July - September (Delipavlov et al., 2003).

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: The Predbalkan, Znepole Region, The Struma Valley, The Mesta Valley, The Rhodopes (Middle and Eastern), Thracian Plane, The Tundzha Hilly Plane, The Strandzha and The Black Sea coast; between 0 and 1000 m a.s.l. (Delipavlov et al., 2003).

Scolymus hispanicus на български

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