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General Information | |
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Symbol: | CALA20 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Duration: |
Annual |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
CAN I L48 I |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Asteridae |
Order | Asterales |
Family | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
Genus | Carthamus L. – distaff thistle |
Species | Carthamus lanatus L. – woolly distaff thistle |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Carthamus lanatus . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
California
woolly distaff thistle
B list (noxious weeds)
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Oregon
woolly distaff thistle
"A" designated weed
woolly distaff thistle
Quarantine
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Carthamus lanatus
distaff thistle
saffron thistle
woolly distaff thistle
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
WSWS | Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. |
Related Links
Related Websites | |
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OK-OSU Extension-Thistles and their Identification (CALA20) |
Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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