Carthamus

Carthamus
Carthamus
Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Carthamus
L.
Species

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The genus Carthamus (Cár-tha-mus), the distaff thistles, includes about 14 species of Mediterranean plants in the daisy family. The best known species is the safflower.

Species

  • Carthamus arborescens L. (carthame arborescent) - south Spain and North-Western Africa
  • Carthamus boissieri Halácsy, plant of the Greek islands
  • Carthamus creticus L.
  • Carthamus dentatus (Forssk.) Vahl, plant of the Balkans and Turkey.
  • Carthamus lanatus L., across the Mediterranean basin
  • Carthamus leucocaulos Sibthorp & Smith
  • Carthamus tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm., Eastern Mediterranean
  • Carthamus tinctorius L. Safflower

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