What Does cardon Mean
Cardón is a term that comes from thistle (a plant that usually has a height of approximately one meter, with leaves provided with thorns and edible stalks). The concept can refer to different species of plants.
The first meaning recognized by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) indicates that cardón is synonymous with cardencha . In this case, it is a plant that belongs to the Dipsacáceae family group.
With the scientific name Dipsacus fullonum , the cardón or cardón has a thorny stem and is native to the European continent. This plant is attributed purifying and diuretic properties.
This cardón is used by the pelaires : the individuals who are dedicated to preparing the wool with which it will later be woven. These people resort to the cardón to, on the perch, remove the hair from the cloths. That is why the act and the result of removing the hair from the cloths before they are cast (the process that is carried out to equalize the hair) is also called cardón.
In many Latin American countries, on the other hand, multiple types of cacti or cacti are called cardón . Cardones, in this way, are species that grow in regions with a desert climate and are characterized by the thorns that protect their globose stem.
The province of Salta , in the north of the Argentine Republic , has a national park called Los Cardones . On its surface of more than 64,000 hectares there are abundant cardones of the species Trichocereus pasacana , whose specimens are usually named as cardón de la sierra or cardón de la Puna .