Calflora Taxon Report
Carthamus leucocaulos  Sibth. & Sm.
White stemmed distaff thistle, Whitestem distaff thistle
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2001 CDFA
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2001 CDFA
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2025 CDA - California Department of Food and Agriculture
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2025 CDA - California Department of Food and Agriculture
Carthamus leucocaulos is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Carthamus
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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