WeedFutures.net: Species Profile

Carthamus lanatus

Family Asteraceae

Species Profile

Species classification	Invasive [NSW's Noxious Weeds]
Common names	Saffron Thistle, Woolly Star Thistle, Yellow Distaff Thistle
Synonyms	Atractylis lanata (L.) Scop.; Carduncellus lanatus (L.) Moris; Carduus lanatus (L.) Brot.; Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman; Carthamus creticus L.; Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire; Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe; Carthamus lanatus var. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Cout.; Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halacsy; Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng.; Centaurea lanata (L.) Lam. & DC.; Heracantha cretica (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link; Heracantha lanata (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link; Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut.; Kentrophyllum creticum (L.) Tausch; Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby; Kentrophyllum lanatum var. baeticum (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.; Onobroma lanatum (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.; Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill
Longevity	Annual
Growth form	Herb
Seed dispersal morphology	Wing/Achene/Pappus, Tumbleweed
Maximum height (m)	1.8
Capable of vegetative reproduction	Information unavailable
Native range	Western Asia, Europe, Mediterranean
Exotic range (Australia)	ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Exotic range (other)	Southern Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, Pacific Ocean Islands
Habitat types (exotic)	Agricultural land, Disturbed areas (including trails), Pastures, Riparian systems, Roadsides, Wastelands, Woodlands
Soil type (exotic)	Infertile - low fertility
Decade of introduction	1800

National Climate Change Impact

Invasive Class 3

The area of suitable habitat and the habitat suitability of observations, for this species, are projected to decrease or remain the same under RCP 8.5 2065 compared to current climate suitability.

Maps of Habitat Suitability & Recorded Occurrences

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