Downy Safflower vs Safflower

Carthamus lanatus compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Safflower	Safflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Asterales (キク目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Carthamus	Carthamus
Species	Carthamus lanatus	Carthamus tinctorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Downy Safflower and Safflower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carthamus.

Conservation Status

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Safflower	Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Safflower

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).

Safflower

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