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Details for: Carthamus creticus
Source: Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
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Name: Carthamus creticus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1163. 1763
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Asteranae
                         Ordo - Asterales
                              Familia - Compositae Giseke
                                   Tribus - Cardueae Cass.
                                        Genus - Carthamus L.
                                             Aggregate - Carthamus lanatus aggr.
                                                 
Homotypic synonyms: Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
Heterotypic synonyms: Carthamus divaricatus Bég. & A. Vacc.
Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut.
Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
 
Common names: Wooly Carthamus (English), Xewk il-far (Maltese), Xewk ta’ Kristu (Maltese), coronicas (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: AE(G) Ag BH ?Bl(M) Cr Cy ?Eg Gr Hs(G S) Li Lu Ma Si(M S) Sr Tu(A E) [aBr]