Carthamus creticus Linnaeus

Carthamus creticus Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a.

Vernacular names

• carthame de Crète Favreau

• smooth distaff-thistle ITIS, 2010
• distaff-thistle Klinkenberg, 2010+

Synonyms

• Carthamus baeticus (Boissier & Reuter) Nyman FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boissier & Reuter) Maire FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (Linnaeus) Holmboe FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Kentrophyllum baeticum Boissier & Reuter

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Carduoideae
Tribe	Cardueae
Genus	Carthamus
Species	Carthamus creticus

Habit

Herb