Safflower vs wild safflower

Carthamus tinctorius compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Safflower	wild 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 tinctorius	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Safflower	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇳 India 🇸🇪 Sweden