Carthamus glaucus, the glaucous star thistle, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Israel, Lebanon and Egypt.The plant communities of barley fields and uncultivated desert areas of Mareotis (Egypt). T. M. Tadros and Berlanta A. M. Atta, Vegetatio, May 1958, Volume 8, Issue 3, pages 161–175 It is also reported as an invasive species in Victoria, Australia.
It is parasitized by Cuscuta babylonica.The effect of Cuscuta babylonica Aucher (Cuscuta) parasitism on the phenolic contents of Carthamus glaucus Bieb.subsp. glaucus. Hilal SURMUŞ ASAN, Hasan Çetin ÖZEN, Iğdır Univ. J. Inst. Sci. & Tech. 6(4): 31-39, 2016 (link )
See also Flora of Lebanon
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External links
Carthamus glaucus at Flora of Israel online Carthamus glaucus at vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au