Golden thistle is known as the plant in Castilla Cardillo called. Its scientific name is Scolymus Hispanicus Perennial herb, which as its name suggests is closely related to the large group of thistles, family Compositae. As for the thistles, which we call 'flower' is actually a chapter or group of tiny flowers, see explanation in the fact sheet on the grass by the roots, which in the case of thistles have a deep yellow color. The thistle is named for its size, smaller than most species of thistle Carduus-genres. Cirsium, Sylibum, etc. .-. The plant usually lives a few years, August every summer, remains under the soil in the form of yolk, wrapped in the remains of the base of the leaves last year. After the passing of winter in years, or even benevolent immediately autumn-summer break, emerges from the ground a rosette of leaves and thorny applied, close to the ground, with reddish nerves bright green limbo. At the end of spring, the rosette leaves emit a stem with minors, thorny, and in whose axils fascicles are located a few chapters or yellowish. The seeds have a crown of hairs, rough to the touch. Besides the common dandelion can also be other smaller species not usually lively, with distinctly winged stems, whose flowers are covered by a thick bundle of spiny bracts; this species, named Scolymus maculatus, has seeds without a crown, and the opening chapters are notes that have flowers that compose blackish hairs at the base.