Scolymus
Scolymus is a genus of annual, biennial or perennial, herbaceous plants that is assigned to the family Asteraceae, and can be found in Macaronesia, around the Mediterranean, and in the Middle East. All species are spiny, thistle-like in appearance, with flowerheads that consist of yellow (rarely orange or white) ligulate florets, and canals that contain latex. It is sometimes called golden thistle or oyster thistle, and is known as سكوليمس (skwlyms) in Arabic and scolyme in French.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia
General: Scolymus (from Gr. σκολημος, skolimos, a kind of thistle
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Research
692 papers- Functional and Therapeutic Potential of Cynara scolymus in Health Benefits.Nutrients · 2024
- Effect of Cynara scolymus and its derivatives on broilers: an updated review.Animal biotechnology · 2021
- Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) By-Products in Food Applications: Functional and Biological Properties.
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Root, stem and leaves
- Inflorescence, flowers and fruits
- Characters common to all Asteraceae
- Characters common to Cichorieae
- Differences between the species
- Taxonomy
- Taxonomic history
- Subdivisions
- Phylogeny
- Etymology
- Distribution
- Ecology
- Use
- References
Scolymus is a genus of annual, biennial or perennial, herbaceous plants that is assigned to the family Asteraceae, and can be found in Macaronesia, around the Mediterranean, and in the Middle East. All species are spiny, thistle-like in appearance, with flowerheads that consist of yellow (rarely orange or white) ligulate florets, and canals that contain latex. It is sometimes called golden thistle or oyster thistle, and is known as سكوليمس (skwlyms) in Arabic and scolyme in French.
== Description == The species of Scolymus are spiny herbaceous annuals, biennials or perennials of up to 1¾ m high, that contain a milky latex. These have twenty chromosomes (2n=20).