Carthamus creticus

Carthamus creticus is a plant species in the thistle family, related to safflower.

Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carthamus
Species:
C. creticus
Binomial name
Carthamus creticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire
  • Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
  • Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
  • Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halácsy
  • Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut.
  • Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
  • Carthamus divaricatus Bég. & Vacc.
  • Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng.

It is native to the Mediterranean region including Europe (Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Serbia, Bosnia, etc.), North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya) and southwestern Asia (Turkey, Palestine, Cyprus). It is also naturalized in New Zealand and California.[1][2]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardoncello cretico, Downy Safflower, Woolly Distaff Thistle, Carthamus creticus L.


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