Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea diffusa Lam.

First published in Encycl. 1: 675 (1785)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to SW. Siberia and Caucasus. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Krasnoyarsk, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Norway, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Switzerland, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Ri͡abinina, Z.N. & Kni͡azev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schur, P.J.F. [s.n.] Romania K000772928 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martínez Flores, F.; Duo Quílez, L. [2427] Spain K001765288 Yes
Steven [s.n.] K002100232 No
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D.32918] Türkiye K002100240 No
de Notaris [109] Türkiye K002100242 No
Sukhorukov, A. [614] Russia K001609483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002030694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K001790779 Yes
Delile [s.n.] France K002030692 Yes
[Ibre] [s.n.] France K001790780 Yes
Delile [s.n.] France K001790781 Yes
Delile [s.n.] France K002030691 Yes
Davis; Coode [D.39024] Türkiye K002100236 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002030728 Yes
Sintenis, P. [667] Türkiye K002100241 No
s.coll. [11] France K002030752 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [15339] Türkiye K002100238 No
Davis [47792] Türkiye K002100239 No
Hohenacker, R.F.; Gay, J.E. [s.n.] K002100233 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002030761 Yes
Steven [115] K002100234 No
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K002100237 No
Pastuchov, N.L. [s.n.] Russia K002030721 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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