Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea intricata Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 130 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iraq to SW. & S. Iran. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 6: 130 (1845)
  • Wagenitz in Fl. Iranica 139b: 338 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett [11218] Iraq K002100248 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iran K002100247 No
Rechinger, K.H. [14611] Iran K002100243 No
Wright, H.E.; Bent, A.M. [426-311] Iran K002100244 No
Stapf [1857] Iran K002100246 No
Al-Rawi, A. [20655] Iraq K002100249 No
Aucher-Éloy, P.M.R. [4853] Iran K000794098 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [2228] Iran K002100245 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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