This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
saffron thistle.
Carthamus lanatus
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Asteraceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A high priority locally significant plant listed in the Fraser Coast Regional Council Local Government Area Biosecurity Plan 2022.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
