Carthamus creticus

Carthamus creticus
In Algeria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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]

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