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Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
woolly distaff thistle

       
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Photo of Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
Carthamus lanatus ssp. baeticus

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Spain. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

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Synonyms:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

  CABA5 Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman  
  CALAB2 Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire   woolly distaff thistle
 

Distribution:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, OR, SC), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 4 species in Carthamus, 2 subspecies in Carthamus lanatus L.
 

Classification:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Carthamus L. – distaff thistle
Species Carthamus lanatus L. – woolly distaff thistle
Subspecies Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe – woolly distaff thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
Carthamus baeticus
smooth distaff thistle              B list (noxious weeds)
Carthamus lanatus
woolly distaff thistle              B list (noxious weeds)
Oregon:
Carthamus baeticus
smooth distaff thistle              "A" designated weed
smooth distaff thistle              Quarantine
Carthamus lanatus
woolly distaff thistle              "A" designated weed
woolly distaff thistle              Quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

Carthamus baeticus
smooth distaff thistle
Carthamus lanatus
distaff thistle
saffron thistle
woolly distaff thistle

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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