The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the family Asteraceae.

[4] The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.

[3][5] The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.

[6] The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).

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