Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea jacea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 914 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to W. Siberia and Caucasus. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Australia, Tadzhikistan, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://journals.rcsi.science/0006-8136/article/view/134514. epublication.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Charqueia, B. [87] Portugal K000794014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lester-Garland, L.V. [s.n. ] Switzerland K001617117 Yes
Lester-Garland, L.V. [s.n. ] Switzerland K002009944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K001617116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002009892 Yes
Blomfield, N.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001617115 Yes
Blomfield, N.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002009816 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002009893 Yes
Turner, D. [s.n.] France K002009810 Yes
Zorab, M. [291] Türkiye K002100477 No
Pedersen, T.M. [11286] Denmark K001873158 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K001790820 Yes
Bird, L.H. [s.n.] Australia K002022131 No
Sintenis [1413] Türkiye K002100476 No
Howell, J.T. [28817] United States K002022394 Yes
Howell, J.T. [28380] United States K002022391 Yes
Baxter, P. [1157] Australia K002022132 No
Howell, J.T. [28847] United States K002022390 Yes
Bird, L.H. [s.n.] Australia K002022130 No
Howell, J.T. [28453] United States K002022392 Yes
Gonzalo, H. [5501] Spain K000794013 Unknown Type Material Yes
Howell, J.T. [28817] United States K002022393 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1413] Türkiye K002100474 No
Freeman, J.S. [20] Türkiye K002100475 No
Howell, J.T. [28817] United States K002022395 Yes
Howell, J.T. [28817] United States K002022396 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [1628] Türkiye K002100478 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002009979 No
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [1628] Türkiye K002100479 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images