Carthamus
| distaff thistles | |
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| Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Genus: |
Carthamus L. |
| Type species | |
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Carthamus tinctorius L. |
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The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the thistle family. The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).
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