distaff thistle
Carthamus creticus L.
Carthamus creticus L. is a species in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as distaff thistle. It was first published in 1763. This plant belongs to the genus Carthamus and is also referred to as distaff thistle in English.
Other common names
Woolly distaff thistlesmooth distaff thistledistaff thistle
Distribution
British Columbia · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Algeria · California · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · Great Britain · Greece · Kriti · Libya · Morocco · Nevada · Oregon · Portugal · Sicilia · South Carolina · Spain · Turkey-in-Europe · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Kentrophyllum baeticumCentaurea creticaCarthamus lanatus subsp. baeticusCarthamus lanatus var. creticusCarthamus lanatus subsp. creticusCarthamus baeticus
