Distaff Thistle (Carthamus)
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Carthamus, or more commonly know as Distaff Thistle, is of the genus Carthamus. Carthamus or Distaff Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
