Carthamus creticus
Smooth Distaff Thistle, Distaff Thistle
Other regional names: Woolly Distaff Thistle
- Woolly Distaff Thistle
Also known as: Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman +14 more
- Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
- Carthamus divaricatus Beg. & Vaccari
- Carthamus lanatus subsp. algeriensis (Batt.) Quézel & Santa
- Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire, 1929
- Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
- Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
- Carthamus lanatus var. algeriensis Batt.
- Carthamus lanatus var. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Cout.
- Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halácsy
- Carthamus lanatus var. divaricatus (Bég. & Vacc.) Pamp., 1936
- Cathamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
- Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng., 1826
- Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut.
- Kentrophyllum lanatum var. baeticum (Boiss. & Reut.) Amo
- Kentrophyllum lanatum var. baeticum (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Carthamus creticus (commonly known as Smooth Distaff-Thistle or Distaff-Thistle) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
British Columbia, California, Great Britain, Kenya, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina