Carthamus creticus
Carthamus creticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Carthamus |
Species: | C. creticus
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Binomial name | |
Carthamus creticus | |
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Carthamus creticus is a plant species in the thistle family, 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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Categories:
- Carthamus
- Flora of Europe
- Cynareae stubs