Carthamus rechingeri

Carthamus rechingeri
Systematics
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Carduoideae
Tribe :	Cynareae
Genre :	Safflower ( Carthamus )
Type :	Carthamus rechingeri
Scientific name
	Carthamus rechingeri
	PHDavis

The Carthamus rechingeri is a species of the genus Carthamus in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

features

Carthamus rechingeri is an annual stem thermophyte that reaches heights of 10 to 50 centimeters. The stem is somewhat pubescent and whitish. The leaves consist of 3 to 4, rarely up to 7 pairs of sections that are 8 to 15 millimeters long and thorny. The cups are small and densely packed. The bracts are only slightly shiny. The scales of the pappus are 4.5 to 5 millimeters long.

The flowering time is in July.

Occurrence

Carthamus rechingeri is endemic to Karpathos . The species grows on limestone rocks and in Phrygana .

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b ^c Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 330 .

[Jahn,_Schönfelder-1] Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 330 .