Asteraceae

Carthamus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 830 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Central Asia and W. Himalaya, Macaronesia to Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Borneo, British Columbia, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Gulf States, Hainan, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madeira, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Ohio, Oman, Oregon, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, South Australia, South Carolina, South European Russia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Switzerland, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Uruguay, Utah, Victoria, Vietnam, Washington, West Siberia, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12798. epublication.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Flora of Iraq

  • C. C. Townsend (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • González, L. (1990). Acerca de la clasificación natural del género Carthamus L., s. l. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 47: 11–34.
  • L. Gen. Pl.: 361 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 830 (1753)
  • Susanna & Garcia-Jacas in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 144 [2006] (2007)
  • Vilatersana, R., Garnatje, T., Susanna, A. & Garcia-Jacas, N. (2005). Taxonomic problems in Carthamus (Asteraceae): RAPD markers and sectional classification. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147 (3): 375–383.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Hanelt in Feddes Rep. 67: 41–180 (1963).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oldham, R. [438] K001790803 Yes

Sources

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0