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Scolymus hispanicus L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
  • Stems
Preparation
  • Cooked with eggs
  • Salads
  • Soups
Blooming period
May to August
Foraging period
March to May
Seed collection period
August to October

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Orange
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Scolymus
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q1403748
GBIF Item
Scolymus hispanicus L. (5403742)

References

  1. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  2. Mdpi. Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants: Weeds or “New Functional Crops”?. (2021, November 20).
  3. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, May 18). Scolymus hispanicus. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:25, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scolymus_hispanicus&oldid=1088585333
  4. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  5. Scolymus hispanicus L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.

Citation

Scolymus hispanicus L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/628 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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