Carthamus leucocaulos

Carthamus leucocaulos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Carthamus
Species: Carthamus leucocaulos

Name

Carthamus leucocaulos Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 2: 160 (1813).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Onobroma leucocaulon (Sm.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 392 (1826).
  • Kentrophyllum leucocaulon (Sm.) DC., Prodr. 6: 610 (1838).
• Heterotypic
  • Atractylis leucophaea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 321 (1791).
    • Carthamus leucophaeus (Gaertn.) Thell., Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38: 557 (1912).
  • Kentrophyllum album Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 24: 383 (1822).
  • Carthamus persicus Willd. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 708 (1875).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Belgium (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Kiklades), Kriti. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. 1813. Florae Graecae Prodromus, sive Plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp, M.D. Vol. II(1), pp. 1–210. London: Richard Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Carthamus leucocaulos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Carthamus leucocaulos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Carthamus leucocaulos. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carthamus leucocaulos. Accessed: 6 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Carthamus leucocaulos. Accessed: 2023 Nov 6.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Carthamus leucocaulos in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 6.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carthamus leucocaulos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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