Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Carthamus
Species: C. arborescens - C. dentatus - C. glaucus - C. lanatus - C. leucocaulos - C. nitidus - C. oxyacanthus - C. palaestinus - C. persicus - C. tenuis - C. tinctorius
Name
Carthamus L., 1735
Vernacular names
Internationalization
Українська: Сафлор
References
* Systema Naturae (1735)
* USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. [1]
The genus Carthamus (Cár-tha-mus), the distaff thistles, includes species of Mediterranean plants in the daisy family. The best known species is the safflower.
Species
Carthamus arborescens L. (carthame arborescent) - south Spain and North-Western Africa
Carthamus boissieri Halácsy, plant of the Greek islands
Carthamus creticus L.
Carthamus dentatus (Forssk.) Vahl, plant of the Balkans and Turkey.
Carthamus lanatus L., across the Mediterranean basin
Carthamus leucocaulos Sibthorp & Smith
Carthamus tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm., Eastern Mediterranean
Carthamus tinctorius L. Safflower
