Carthamus
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| distaff thistles | |
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| Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus | |
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Carthamus
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| Carthamus tinctorius |
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The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the thistle family.[4] The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.[3][5]
The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).
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References
- ↑ lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 179 (1929)
- ↑ Tropicos, Carthamus L.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 830-831 in Latin
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carthamus includes photos and European distribution maps for 9 species
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