Wolliger Saflor vs Echter Saflor

Carthamus lanatus compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wolliger Saflor	Echter Saflor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Asternartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Carthamus	Carthamus
Species	Carthamus lanatus	Carthamus tinctorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Wolliger Saflor and Echter Saflor share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carthamus.

Conservation Status

Wolliger Saflor

NE — Not Evaluated

Echter Saflor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wolliger Saflor	Echter Saflor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Wolliger Saflor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Echter Saflor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States