Carthamus leucocaulos
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| Carthamus leucocaulos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Carthamus |
| Species: | C. leucocaulos
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| Binomial name | |
| Carthamus leucocaulos Sibthorp & Smith
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Carthamus leucocaulos, the whitestem distaff thistle or glaucous starthistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Turkey, Greece, and the Aegean. It is known in California and Western Australia as an introduced species and a noxious weed.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Estilai, A.; Knowles, P. F. (1978-06-01). "RELATIONSHIP OF CARTHAMUS LEUCOCAULOS TO OTHER CARTHAMUS SPECIES (COMPOSITAE)". Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 20 (2): 221–233. doi:10.1139/g78-025. ISSN 0008-4093.
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