Carthamus glaucus explained

Carthamus glaucus, the glaucous star thistle, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Israel, Lebanon and Egypt.^[1] It is also reported as an invasive species in Victoria, Australia.

It is parasitized by Cuscuta babylonica.^[2]

See also

• Flora of Lebanon

External links

• • Carthamus glaucus at Flora of Israel online
• Carthamus glaucus at vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au

Notes and References

1. The plant communities of barley fields and uncultivated desert areas of Mareotis (Egypt). T. M. Tadros and Berlanta A. M. Atta, Vegetatio, May 1958, Volume 8, Issue 3, pages 161–175
2. The effect of Cuscuta babylonica Aucher (Cuscuta) parasitism on the phenolic contents of Carthamus glaucus Bieb.subsp. glaucus. Hilal SURMUŞ ASAN, Hasan Çetin ÖZEN, Iğdır Univ. J. Inst. Sci. & Tech. 6(4): 31-39, 2016 (link)