Plants!


Whitestem Distaff Thistle (Carthamus leucocaulos)

CALE52.jpg

Carthamus Leucocaulos, or more commonly know as Whitestem Distaff Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Carthamus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Carthamus Leucocaulos or Whitestem Distaff Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the state of California.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Carthamus
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I)
  • State Noxious Status: CA (AW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: CA (whitestem distaff thistle)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE





Browse Plants by State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming