Carthamus lanatus L.
ASTERACEAE - Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name:
Carthamus lanatus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 830 (1753)
Rank: species
Images of Carthamus lanatus
Common names
U.S.
name:
Woolly distaff thistle
English name:
distaff thistle English name:
downy safflower Italian name:
Zafferanone selvatico German name:
wolliger Saflor
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:1)
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire2)
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe3)
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. lanatus
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Carthamus
Species:
Page counter: 2230 ( AVG: 221.41 / 290.147 )
Gallery:
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Antonino Messina
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Antonino Messina
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Renzo Salvo
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Antonino Messina
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Carthamus lanatus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Alfonso La Rosa
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Carthamus lanatus
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Carthamus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
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