Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 830 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Gallia, Italia. Creta."

Hill, J. (1768), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 1: 56 [basionym]

basionym of: Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill legitimate

Scopoli, J.A. [G.A.] (1772), Flora Carniolica Edn. 2, 2: 134 [basionym]

basionym of: Atractylis lanata (L.) Scop. legitimate

Brotero, F. d'Avellar (1804), Florae Lusitanicae 1: 342 [basionym]

basionym of: Carduus lanatus (L.) Brot. nom. illeg.

Bluff, M.J. & Fingerhuth, C.A. (1825), Compendium Florae Germanicae 1: Plantae phanerogamicae seu vasctilosae 2: 328 [basionym]

basionym of: Onobroma lanatum (L.) Bluff & Fingerh. legitimate

Duby, J.E. (1828), Aug. Pyrami de Candolle Botanicon Gallicum, pars prima Plantas Vascullares 1: 293 [basionym]

basionym of: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate

Hoffmannsegg, J.C. von & Link, J.H.F. (1834), Flora Portugaise 2: 207 [basionym]

basionym of: Heracantha lanata (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link legitimate

Moris, G.G. (1843), Flora sardoa 2: 439 [basionym]

basionym of: Carduncellus lanatus (L.) Moris legitimate

Halacsy, E. von (1902), Conspectus Florae Graecae 2: 168 [basionym]

basionym of: Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halacsy legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1908), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 21(6): 293 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 276 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate common name: Yellow Distaff Thistle [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 655-656, Fig. 319 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate common name: Woolly Star Thistle [n/a]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 937, Fig. 1246 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate common name: Woolly Star Thistle [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 377 [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 380 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Hanelt, P. (1963), Monographische Übersicht der Gattung Carthamus L. (Compositae). Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 67: 135-152 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 395, Fig. 396. [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 263 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 721-722 [secondary reference]

common name: Woolly Star Thistle [n/a] common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 74 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 411, Fig. 530 [secondary reference]

common name: saffron thistle [n/a] common name: Woolly star thistle [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 164 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 137 [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron thistle [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 588, Fig. 83A [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 10 [secondary reference]

Lander, N.S. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asteraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 666 [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Carthamus. Flora of New South Wales 3: 328 [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 676, Fig. 129e [secondary reference]

common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Atractylis lanata (L.) Scop. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carduus lanatus (L.) Brot. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Centaurea lanata (L.) Lam. & DC. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Onobroma lanatum (L.) Bluff & Fingerh. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Heracantha lanata (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carduncellus lanatus (L.) Moris legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus creticus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Centaurea cretica (L.) Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kentrophyllum creticum (L.) Tausch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heracantha cretica (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kentrophyllum baeticum Boiss. & Reut. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum var. baeticum (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus lanatus var. creticus (L.) Halacsy legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus lanatus var. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Cout. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus lanatus subsp. creticus (L.) Holmboe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 69-70, Plate 5, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. & Duby legitimate common name: Saffron Thistle [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 12 [secondary reference]

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