Downy Safflower vs wild safflower

Carthamus lanatus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Safflower	wild safflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Asterales (菊目)	Asterales (菊目)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Carthamus	Carthamus
Species	Carthamus lanatus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Safflower	wild 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).

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden