Taxon:
Carthamus lanatus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:830. 1753
Verified:
11/01/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
distaff thistle – downy safflower – saffron thistle – woolly distaff thistle – woolly safflower – woolly star thistle – woolly thistle – yellow star thistle – German
wolliger Saflor – Portuguese (Brazil)
cardo-da-cruz – cardo-do-diabo – cardo-lanudo – Swedish
luddsafflor –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Jammu and Kashmir | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Uttar Pradesh | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | n. |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | s. |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
3 | Adventive | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
3 | Adventive | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
3 | Adventive | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Cajamarca | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India [Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan (n.)
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Switzerland, Hungary
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Adventive
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Europe
-
NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom, Ireland
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
-
EASTERN EUROPE:
Latvia
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [Eastern Cape, Western Cape]
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
-
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Norway
-
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Slovakia
Northern America
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Massachusetts, New Jersey]
-
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Oklahoma]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
-
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California]
Southern America
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Peru [Cajamarca]
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |