Asteraceae
Carthamus

Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb.

First published in Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp.: 118 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ukraine, Krym, E. Medit. to Caucasus and Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb 15–70 cm tall
Morphology Stem
Stems whitish to pale stramineous, ± densely arachnoid or glabrescent, shortly glandular, branched from about the middle or at  top  only.  Leaves sessile, ± amplexicaul, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.5–5 × 0.4–1.2 cm, acuminate, mostly sparingly arachnoid, shortly pubescent and glandular, prominently veined, lower pinnatifid to pinnatisect with 3–6 pairs of teeth or lobes, spiny
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre ovoid, ± arachnoid, densely shortly pubescent or glandular; outer phyllaries foliaceous, 15–30 × 4–6 mm, linear to lanceolate, subequalling or exceeding florets; innermost phyllaries linear, acuminate; intermediate phyllaries transitional from outer to inner, with gradually reducing foliaceous appendages and marginal teeth, spinulose at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corollas purple or rarely pink or whitish
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes turbinate or rarely ovoid, slightly angled, 5 × 4 mm, whitish; pappus stramineous or brownish, longest setae to 4 mm.
Ecology
Stony mountain slopes, fields and hillsides in the Quercus zone, rocky places near streams, dry grassy roadsides; alt. 300–1600 m;
Phenology
flowering & fruiting: Jun.-Sep.
Distribution
Frequent in the lower mountain region, occasional in the steppe region of Iraq. Crimea, Turkey, Caucasia, W Iran.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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