Glaucus star thistle / القرطم الرمادي / قوس / قوص /

قرطم أحوى / قس /

Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
May to August
Seed collection period
July to October

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Violet
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Carthamus
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q15559217
GBIF Item
Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. (3138274)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/1360 accessed via barari.org on 2/7/2026.

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