Carthamus lanatus
From LSJ
λίγεια μινύρεται θαμίζουσα μάλιστ' ἀηδών → the sweet-voiced nightingale mourns constantly, the sweet-voiced nightingale most loves to warble
Latin > Greek
ἀτράκτυλον, ἀτρακτυλίς, ἀσπίδιον
Wikipedia EN
Carthamus lanatus is a species of thistle known as woolly distaff thistle, downy safflower or saffron thistle. It is closely related to safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). This annual plant is a native of the Mediterranean Basin, but it is familiar in other places where it was introduced and has become a noxious weed, such as in parts of North America and southern Australia with similar climates.
