Washington Flora Checklist

A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum

Checklist » Excluded Taxa » Carthamus tinctorius

Last updated 7/1/2020 by David Giblin.

Carthamus tinctorius L.[FNA19, HC, HC2]

safflower

[This taxon is excluded from Washington]

Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 830. 1753.

Origin: Introduced from the Mediterranean region, usually a waif

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: This species is known in Washington from a single collection in Seattle. Additional specimens are needed to indicate that it is established in the flora.

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