distaff thistle
Carthamus lanatus L.
Carthamus lanatus, known as distaff thistle, is an annual plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and has been introduced to other regions, including parts of North America and southern Australia, where it is considered a noxious weed. The species was first described in 1753 by L.
Description
Carthamus lanatus is closely related to safflower and is also referred to as woolly distaff thistle, downy safflower, or saffron thistle. It is distributed across several regions, including Madeira Island, Porto Santo island, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Ukraine, and others. This species is adapted to similar climates as its native range and has naturalized in various parts of Europe and beyond.
Other common names
Downy SafflowerWoolly distaff thistledistaff thistlesaffron thistlewoolly safflowerwoolly star thistlewoolly thistleyellow star thistle
Distribution
Madeira Island · Porto Santo island · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · BR · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · UA · Austria · Belarus · Latvia · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Denmark · Sweden · Ukraine · England · Wales · SE · AU · NZ · LV · BG · NO · DK · JP · Coquimbo Region |Metropolitana Region |Biobío Region
Synonyms
Kentrophyllum elatumKentrophyllum lanatumCarthamus tauricusAnactis pilosaOnobroma lanataKentrophyllum turbinatumAtractylis luteaCarthamus lanatus var. lanatusKentrophyllum lanatum var. lanatumAtractylis pilosaKentrophyllum lanatum subsp. lanatumAtractylis leucocephalaCarthamus macedonicusCarduus attractylisCarthamus exsuccusCarduncellus lanatusCalcitrapa lanuginosaCarthamus albusAtractylis fusus-agrestisCarthamus lanatus var. algeriensisCarthamus lanatus var. divaricatusAtractylis lanataCentaurea lanataCarthamus turbinatus
