Carthamus

distaff thistles
Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae
Genus: Carthamus
L.
Type species
Carthamus tinctorius
L.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  1. Carthamoides Vaill.
  2. Kentrophyllum Neck. ex DC.
  3. Carthamus sect. Eucarthamus Baill.
  4. Durandoa Pomel

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).

Species[3]
  1. Carthamus arborescens L.
  2. Carthamus atractyloides (Pomel) Greuter
  3. Carthamus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) Greuter
  4. Carthamus boissieri Halácsy
  5. Carthamus caeruleus L.
  6. Carthamus calvus (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.
  7. Carthamus carduncellus L.
  8. Carthamus carthamoides (Pomel) Batt.
  9. Carthamus catrouxii (Emb. ex Maire) Greuter
  10. Carthamus cespitosus (Batt.) Greuter
  11. Carthamus chouletteanus (Pomel) Greuter
  12. Carthamus creticus L.
  13. Carthamus curdicus Hanelt
  14. Carthamus dentatus Vahl
  15. Carthamus dianius (Webb) Coincy
  16. Carthamus duvauxii (Batt. & Trab.) Prain
  17. Carthamus eriocephalus (Boiss.) Greuter
  18. Carthamus flavescens Willd.
  19. Carthamus fruticosus Maire
  20. Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb.
  21. Carthamus gypsicola Iljin
  22. Carthamus helenioides Desf.
  23. Carthamus hispanicus (Boiss. ex DC.) Sch.Bip.
  24. Carthamus ilicifolius (Pomel) Greuter
  25. Carthamus lanatus L.
  26. Carthamus leucocaulos Sm.
  27. Carthamus lucens (Ball) Greuter
  28. Carthamus mareoticus Delile
  29. Carthamus matritensis (Pau) Greuter
  30. Carthamus mitissimus L.
  31. Carthamus multifidus Desf.
  32. Carthamus nitidus Boiss.
  33. Carthamus oxyacantha M.Bieb.
  34. Carthamus pectinatus Desf.
  35. Carthamus persicus Desf. ex Willd.
  36. Carthamus pinnatus Desf.
  37. Carthamus plumosus (Pomel) Greuter
  38. Carthamus pomelianus (Batt.) Batt.
  39. Carthamus reboudianus (Batt.) Prain
  40. Carthamus rechingeri P.H.Davis
  41. Carthamus rhaponticoides (Pomel) Greuter
  42. Carthamus riphaeus Font Quer & Pau
  43. Carthamus strictus (Pomel) Batt.
  44. Carthamus tamamschjanae Gabrieljan
  45. Carthamus tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm.
  46. Carthamus tinctorius L.
  47. Carthamus turkestanicus Popov

References

  1. ↑ lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 179 (1929)
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Carthamus L.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 830-831 in Latin
  5. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carthamus includes photos and European distribution maps for 9 species

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