Biology:Carthamus creticus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification edit
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.

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

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardoncello cretico, Downy Safflower, Woolly Distaff Thistle, Carthamus creticus L.

Wikidata ☰ Q5047318 entry




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