Carthamus leucocaulos
| Carthamus leucocaulos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Carthamus |
| Species: | C. leucocaulos |
| Binomial name | |
| Carthamus leucocaulos Sibthorp & Smith | |
Carthamus leucocaulos, the whitestem distaff thistle or glaucous starthistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Turkey, Greece, and the Aegean. It is known in California and Western Australia as an introduced species and a noxious weed.