Scolymus hispanicus

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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Species:	Scolymus hispanicus L.
Common Name:	Common Golden Thistle
Habitat:	Disturbed ground
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Biennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	Scolymus hispanicus has only been collected one time in Alabama on the ballast grounds near Mobile in the late 1800s. It is doubtful that any populations survive.
Status:	Not Persisting, Not Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus	Scolymus
Species	Scolymus hispanicus L. - Common Golden Thistle

Citation	Scolymus hispanicus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 813-814. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Without data, Löfling s.n. (lectotype: LINN 963.2). Lectotypified by Vázquez in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 58 : 86. 2000.

** Not applicable or data not available.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 5/4/2024

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.