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Spanish Oyster Thistle

Scolymus hispanicus L.

2005 Luigi Rignanese   cc-by-nc

Scolymus hispanicus (Spanish Oyster Thistle) is a species of biennial herb in the family Asteraceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They have simple, broad leaves and achenes. Individuals can grow to 0.58 m.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Spanish oyster thistle. View this species on GBIF