Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea alba L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 914 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Europe. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Germany

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Engelhardt, V.; Schaltz, F. [2455] Austria K002009482 No
s.coll. [[654/9]] Italy K002009485 No
{Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A.; Morrone} [351] Italy K002009465 No
s.coll. [735] Italy K002009495 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Scheffer, J. [101] Albania K000772983 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Italy K002009487 No
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [1259] Greece K000794032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [s.n.] Greece K000794030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rechinger; Scheffer [1855] Croatia K002009459 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002009468 No
Steurer, C.; Dörfler, I. [[654/8]] Italy K002009492 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1124] Greece K002009464 No
Justin, R.; Hayek, A.V. [81] Hungary K002009458 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002009471 No
Pomel [s.n.] Algeria K002106006 Yes
Pichler [224] Austria K002009488 No
Hackel, E. [[614/9]] Italy K002009483 No
Brummitt, R.K. [60.E.892] Italy K002009496 No
Lacaita, C.C. [2984] Italy K000772986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischler, T. [S.n. ] Croatia K001617107 Yes
Baldacci, A. [131] Montenegro K002009498 No
Baldacci, A. [131] Montenegro K002009497 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] Croatia K002009462 No
Alexander, C. [s.n.] Italy K002009490 No
Willmott, E.A.; Cosson, E.; Reboud, V. [2512] Algeria K002106007 Yes
Adamovic [654] Greece K002009425 No
Mag, K. [s.n.] K002009456 No
Pickles [s.n.] Italy K002009484 No
Baldacci, A. [81] Albania K000794034 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [[L 64[] Italy K002009466 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Scheffer, J. [424] Albania K000772984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Prior, A. [s.n.] Italy K002009489 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] Croatia K002009461 No
[?] [[654/9]] Italy K002009486 No
Gussone, G. [s.n.] Italy K000772982 Type Yes
Pichler, T. [[654/9]] Croatia K002009463 No
Studniczka, K. [s.n.] Croatia K002009457 No
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [s.n.] Greece K000794029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldacci, A. [243] K000794028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porta; Rigo [81] Italy K002009467 No
Baldacci, A. [179] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000772985 Type Yes
s.coll. [[654/9]] Italy K002009491 No
Nyárády, E.I. [835] Romania K000794033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [3298] Greece K000794031 Type Yes
Pickler [[654/9]] Croatia K002009460 No
de Marchesetti, C. [[654/8]] Italy K002009493 No
Schultz, F. [512] Italy K002009473 No
Prior, A.; Eugan[ [654] Italy K002009470 No
Pichler, T. [[654/9]] Italy K002009481 No
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002009472 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0