is it also the name of any place?
"Carduus" is the Latin term for a thistle (hence cardoon, "chardon" in French), and "Cardonnacum" is the Latin word for a place with thistles.
Thistle
"Carduus" is the Latin term for a thistle (hence cardoon, "chardon" in French), and "Cardonnacum" is the Latin word for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin of name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous Chardonnay grape variety.
do yellow finches change color in the winter Yes, the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter. what is an american goldfinch? It  is a small North American bird in the finch family. and from where did they derive their name? UNANSWERABLE where are these birds mostly found? It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. how is the climate of the first place mentioned? humid continental climate can you name some plants found there? golden bean and wild rose. what kind of health care facilities does this place offer? Alberta provides a publicly funded health care system, Alberta Health Services, for all its residents as set out by the provisions of the "Canada Health Act" of 1984. can you describe the physical characteristics of the bird? The beak is small, conical, and pink for most of the year, but turns bright orange with the spring molt in both sexes. The shape and size of the beak aid in the extraction of seeds from the seed heads of thistles, sunflowers, and other plants. what are thistles? It is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. can you tell me some of its medical uses? It could return hair to bald heads, believed to be a remedy for headaches, plague, canker sores, vertigo, and jaundice.
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Thistle [SEP] Place names
"Carduus" is the Latin term for a thistle (hence cardoon, "chardon" in French), and "Cardonnacum" is the Latin word for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin of name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous Chardonnay grape variety.