Photo: Scolymus hispanicus 0.
Flowering plant. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Scolymus hispanicus L.
Engl.: common goldenthistle, golden thistle, Spanish salsify, Spanish oysterplant, Spanish oyster, Spanish oyster thistle.
Deu.: Spanische Golddistel, Spanische Goldwurzel.
Fran.: chardon d'Espagne, épine jaune, scolyme d'Espagne, carduille.
Sven.: spansk taggfibbla.
Ital.: cardogna comune, cardo scolimo.
Span: cardellina, cardillo, cardillo bravío, cardo lechar, tagarnina, cardo de olla.
Port: cardo-dourado, cardo-dourado-espanhol.
Pre-Linnaean: Eryngium hispanicum luteum.
Bot. syn.: Scolymus grandiflorus Desf.
Flowering plant. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower and leaf, utterly gorgeous in its spikiness. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
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