| Carthamus | |
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| Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Carthamus L. |
| Species | |
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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.