Carthamus oxyacantha M.Bieb.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carthamus oxyacanthus M.Bieb.
  • Common name : Wild Safflower, Jeweled Distaff Thistle
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaadu kusabi gida, Mullu shaavanthi (Kannada)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry, open places, plains and mountain
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Caucasus to Central Asia and India, Arabian Peninsula
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 153
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carthamus oxyacantha. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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