Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea aspera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 916 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Europe to W. & Central Medit. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain

Introduced into:

Germany, Great Britain, New South Wales, South Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kralik, J.L. [664] France K002008897 No
Müller [s.n.] Italy K002008901 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [73] France K002008964 Yes
Maire [S.n. ] France K002008851 Yes
Charpentier [712/8] France K001617098 Yes
Bentham, G. [s.n.] France K001617097 Yes
Delile, A.R. [s.n.] France K002008854 Yes
Crags, A. [2045] Spain K001790771 Yes
Crags, C. W. [2140] Spain K002008953 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002008821 Yes
Stogdon, J.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001790772 Yes
Garcia Jacas, N.; Susanna, A. [948620] Spain K001765273 Yes
Bicknell, C.; {Adr. Fiori}; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R. [189] Italy K002008900 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Italy K002008905 Yes
{Sommier, S.}; {Adr. Fiori}; Béguinot, A. [189] Italy K002008899 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [449] France K002008886 Yes
Metcalf [s.n.] Italy K002008898 Yes
Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] Italy K002008902 Yes

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