Scolymus hispanicus L. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Scolymus
Specific Epithet
hispanicus
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#256,374 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania
Collectors
No collectors specified
Notes
Coarse, spiny-leaved perennial in beach cobbles.
Location
Georgia, Guria, Lanchkhuti
42.110000, 42.201333
Location Remarks
15 km southeast to Lanchkuti town, 2 km northwest of Japana village. Japana Fishing Farm. 24 m elev.
Collectors
David Kikodze, Christopher Davidson, Shalva Sikharulidze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Coarse, spiny-leaved perennial in beach cobbles.