Carthamus caeruleus L.

Cardoncelle bleue (fr), Carthame bleu (fr), Onobrome bleu (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carthamus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 12 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Images

Habit

Carthamus caeruleus habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Carthamus caeruleus habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Carthamus caeruleus leaf picture by Ureña David (cc-by-sa)
Carthamus caeruleus leaf picture by miguel angel del viejo (cc-by-sa)
Carthamus caeruleus leaf picture by José Manuel Bustillos (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carthamus caeruleus flower picture by Bernard SOULIER (cc-by-sa)
Carthamus caeruleus flower picture by Conrado Fresno (cc-by-sa)
Carthamus caeruleus flower picture by Fabrizio Foschi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carthamus caeruleus world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189458-1
WFO ID wfo-0000041053
COL ID RH6X
BDTFX ID 14664
INPN ID 89221
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lamottea caerulea Carduncellus multifidus Onobroma tingitana Centaurea tingitana Carthamus tingitanus Carthamus carlinoides Kentrophyllum tingitanum Carduncellus caeruleus Carduncellus tingitanus Carduncellus multifidus Kentrophyllum coeruleum Carthamodes coeruleum Onobroma caeruleum subsp. caeruleum Carduncellus caeruleus var. caeruleus Carthamus caeruleus var. caeruleus Carduncellus coeruleus subsp. coeruleus Lamottea caerulea var. caerulea Lamottea caerulea var. montana Carthamus caeruleus subsp. caeruleus Carduncellus caeruleus subsp. tingitanus Carthamus caeruleus var. tingitanus Lamottea caerulea var. centaureoides Carthamus caeruleus var. dentatus Carduncellus caeruleus subsp. caeruleus Carduncellus caeruleus var. launaeifolia Carthamus caeruleus

Lower taxons

Carthamus caeruleus subsp. tingitanus