CARTHAMUS CRETICUS

Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Carthamus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
	Carthamus creticus; L.
Synonyms
	Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire; Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman; Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman; Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halácsy; Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut.; Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe; Carthamus divaricatus Bég. & Vacc.; Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng.;

Carthamus creticus is a plant species in the family Asteraceae, related to safflower.

It is native to the Mediterranean region including Europe ( Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Serbia, Bosnia, etc.), North Africa ( Morocco, Algeria, Libya) and southwestern Asia ( Turkey, Palestine, Cyprus). It is also naturalized in New Zealand and California.^[1]^[2]

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Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Carthamus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
*Carthamus creticus* L.
Synonyms^[1]
Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halácsy Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut. Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe Carthamus divaricatus Bég. & Vacc. Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng.

Carthamus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Carthamus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
*Carthamus creticus* L.
Synonyms^[1]
Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halácsy Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut. Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe Carthamus divaricatus Bég. & Vacc. Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng.