Asteraceae
Spotted goldenthistle
Scolymus maculatus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Scolymus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- سكوليمس مبقع, بق, صنارية, قرنون, لحلاح
- arz
- سكوليمس مبقع
- English
- Spotted goldenthistle
- Finnish
- Kaljukultaohdake
- Hebrew
- חוח עקוד, חוח
- kab
- Isri
- Polish
- Skolymus plamisty
Synonyms
- Scolymus angiospermus Gaertn.
- Scolymus annuus Gérard
- Scolymus clusii Bubani
- Scolymus paniculatus Ucria
- Scolymus pectinatus Cass.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: שרה גולד, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: galmagrom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ara Vic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pierre-Alexandre Dutot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Éric Darènes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: manolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: fparrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.