Family: Asteraceae Genus: ScolymusSpecies description: Biennial or perennial 20-80 cm, more or less hairy; stem with interrupted spinose-dentate wings. Leaves 40-200 x 15 -70 mm; basal oblanceolate, soft, pinnatisect, with few spines, petiole long; cauline rigid, linear-oblong to ovate, sinuate-pinnatifid, spiny, not or scarcely thickend at margin, the uppermost very irregularly spiny. Panicle narrow. Involucre 15-20 x 8-10 mm; bracts more or less lanceolate, gradually attenuate to an acute apex, without or with few hairs. Receptacular scales narrowed at apex. Achenes 3-5 mm, clavate; pappus of few rigid hairs.
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Distribution: S. Europe, extending to N.W.France. Al *AzBl Bu Co Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Rm Rs(W, K) Sa Si Tu Found: C.Spain ± Segovia Date: 21-7-1979 Flora Europea: Literatuur:Notes: (Compositea); Needed: better total
Pictures: A.Voswinkel, The Netherlands email: aart@knoware.nl