Carthamus
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| Carthamus | |
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| Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Carthamus L. |
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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.
[edit] Species
- Carthamus arborescens L. - Southern 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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