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Useful Temperate Plants

Carthamus lanatus

L.

Asteraceae


This species is listed as Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill in Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237689-1 Accessed 03/09/2023), but most other modern publications are still calling it Carthamus lanatus.

+ Synonyms

Anactis pilosa Raf.

Atractylis fusus-agrestis Gaertn.

Atractylis lanata Scop.

Atractylis leucocephala Moench

Atractylis lutea Bubani

Atractylis pilosa Moench

Calcitrapa lanuginosa Steud.

Carduncellus lanatus Moris

Carduus attractylis Garsault

Carthamus montanus (Pomel) Murb.

Carthamus tauricus M.Bieb.

Centaurea lanata (L.) Lam. & DC.

Heracantha lanata Hoffmanns. & Link

Heracantha taurica Link

Heteracantha lanata Link ex Steud.

Hohenwartha gymnogyna Vest

Kentrophyllum incanum Tausch

Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC.

Kentrophyllum lanatum DC. & Duby

Kentrophyllum luteum Cass.

Kentrophyllum montanum Pomel

Kentrophyllum tauricum C.A.Mey.

Lamottea montana Pomel

Onobroma lanata (L.) Hornem.

Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill

Common Name: Distaff Thistle

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General Information

Carthamnus lanatus is an annual to biennial plant producing a basal rosette of leaves, followed by a single, flowering stem with spiny leaves and branching near the top; it can grow up to 90cm tall[
1781
Title
Invasive Species
Publication
Tasmanian Government, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart
Author
 
Website
https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/invasive-species
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of information sheets on around 150 species of plants that are declared weeds in Tasmania
].

It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

50
Title
Flora Europaea
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1964
ISBN
-
Description
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
,
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

Central and southern Europe, western and central Asia, Macaronesia and northern Africa.

Habitat

Amongst rocks, in dry hills and uncultivated ground[
89
Title
Flowers of the Mediterranean.
Publication
 
Author
Polunin. O. and Huxley. A.
Publisher
Hogarth Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0-7012-0784-1
Description
A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses.
]. A weed of pastures, arable land and fields[
1145
Title
AgroAtlas
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitAnnual/Biennial
Height0.60 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. Requires a position in full sun[
138
Title
Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1989
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
].
This species is a potentially serious pest plant in N. America[
274
Title
Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas
Publication
 
Author
Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J
Website
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm
Publisher
Botanical Research Institute, Texas.
Year
1999
ISBN
1-889878-01-4
Description
An excellent flora, which is also available on-line.
].

Edible Uses

An edible oil is obtained from the seed[
105
Title
Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
Publication
 
Author
Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
Publisher
Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
Year
1976
ISBN
-
Description
The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
183
Title
Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications
Year
1990
ISBN
0-9628087-0-9
Description
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
].

The tender young stem is eaten raw as a vegetable[
2146
Title
Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily
Publication
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007, 3:15, pp 1-12
Author
Lentini F. & Venza F.
Website
http://10.1186/1746-4269-3-15
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

The basal leaves are eaten raw in salads or stewed[
2173
Title
Ethnobotanical review of wild edible plants in Spain
Publication
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006, 152, 27-71.
Author
Tardío J; Pardo-de-Santayana M. & Morales R.
Publisher
 
Year
2006
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Medicinal

The plant is anthelmintic, diaphoretic and febrifuge[
240
Title
Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
 
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

An oil is obtained from the seed[
240
Title
Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
 
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
], though the report gives no more details[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

The plant is utilized in breeding practice to improve varieties of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)[
1145
Title
AgroAtlas
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc
].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in gentle heat in a greenhouse. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 4 weeks at 15°c[
138
Title
Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1989
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
The seed can also be sown in situ in autumn to mid spring[
138
Title
Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1989
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
,
1781
Title
Invasive Species
Publication
Tasmanian Government, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart
Author
 
Website
https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/invasive-species
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A series of information sheets on around 150 species of plants that are declared weeds in Tasmania
].
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-13. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Carthamus+lanatus>

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