Carthamus creticus

Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Carthamus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
*Carthamus creticus* L.
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 thistle family, related to saffron and 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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