Classification
Plantae [kingdom]Angiospermophyta [phylum]
Magnoliopsida [class]
Magnoliidae [subclass]
Asteriflorae [superorder]
Asterales [order]
Asteraceae [family]
Lactucoideae [subfamily]
Cardueae [tribe]
Carthamus [genus]
Carthamus tinctorius [species]