Calflora Taxon Report
Carthamus oxyacantha  M. Bieb.

(not an active name)
Jeweled distaff thistle
Carthamus oxyacantha is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Carthamus
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
PLANTSCarthamus oxyacanthus
Information about Carthamus oxyacantha from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (CAOX6)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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