Asteraceae
Carthamus nitidus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carthamus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- قرطم لامع
Synonyms
- Carthamus lanatus var. gracilis Schweinf.
- Carthamus leucocauloides Schweinf.
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.