Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Carthamus

Carthamus caeruleus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Carthamus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Carduncellus*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Carthamoides*	Vaill.	heterotypic synonym
*Durandoa*	Pomel	heterotypic synonym
*Femeniasia*	Susanna	heterotypic synonym
*Kentrophyllum*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Lamottea*	Pomel	heterotypic synonym
*Phonus*	Hill	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Carduncellus caeruleus*	(L.) C. Presl	homotypic synonym
*Kentrophyllum caeruleum*	(L.) Godr. & Gren.	homotypic synonym
*Onobroma caerulea*	(L.) Gaertn.	homotypic synonym
*Carduncellus caeruleus subsp. tingitanus*	(L.) Rivas Goday & Rivas Mart.	heterotypic synonym
*Carthamus caeruleus subsp. tingitanus*	(L.) Giardina & al.	heterotypic synonym
*Carthamus tingitanus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Carthamus coeruleus*		orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Arabic: خُشْروف أَزْرَق sources: Nehmé, M. - Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban 2000.

English: Blue Thistle sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. - A Flora of the Maltese Islands Msida 1977.

French: Cardoncelle bleue sources: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone - http://www.tela-botanica.org/ 2006, March.

Italian: Cardoncello azzurro

Literature

nomenclatural reference	L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

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. Carthamus caeruleus L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=8AA47912-2DF8-40B0-966E-36DA3E4B585B

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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2007-08-28 by 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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