Asteraceae FAMILY
Scolymus maculatus
Scolymus maculatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Scolymus maculatus is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean. An occasional casual in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].
HabitatWaysides and cornfields on dry soils[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].