Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea nigra L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 911 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Introduced into:

Algeria, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Australia, 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:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Jun 29, 2021 Wu, Z; Wheeler, J; Burns, E; Mestre, E [ZW3] United Kingdom K001291754 No
Jun 29, 2021 Rees, MM; Gori, BML; Rivas-Ferreiro, M; Masters, LE [MMR5] United Kingdom K001291791 Yes
Jun 29, 2021 Martin, A; Rampersad, C; Hatt, S; Ajmal, R [ARM6] United Kingdom K001291829 Yes
Turrill, W.B. K000818369 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K000818371 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382445 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382446 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382447 No
Montford, H. United Kingdom K001382449 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382448 No
Montford, H. United Kingdom K001382450 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K001382451 No
Turrill, W.B. [K4078] K000818367 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382433 No
Turril, W.B. United Kingdom K001382434 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382437 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382438 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382439 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382436 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382440 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382441 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382442 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382443 No
Lacaita [525/ 27] Spain K002020882 No
Oakes; Olney, S.T. [s.n.] United States K002022387 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002022388 Yes
{FF. Marie-Victorin; Rolland-Germain; Raymond, M.} [2098] Canada K002022383 Yes
Lacaita [389/27] Spain K002020891 No
Chalmers, R. [750] Canada K002022381 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002022386 Yes
MaCosson [s.n.] Morocco K002105991 Yes
Turrill, W.B. K001382452 No
Upton Armstrong, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382444 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K000818368 No
Turrill, W.B. K000818370 No
Turrill, W.B. [K4078] K000818372 No
Juillet, J. [s.n.] K002105990 Yes
Vicioso, C. [38] Spain K002020890 No
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020888 No
Rousseau, J. [31276] Canada K002022384 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] France K002020876 No
Ruhsam, M. [DMR110] United Kingdom K001767962 Yes
Des Moulins [s.n.] France K002020773 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382435 No
Turrill, W.B. K001382432 No
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020883 No
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] Spain K002020877 No
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020884 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 156] United Kingdom K000914407 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Gray [4201] Canada K002022382 Yes
Blake, S.F.; Gray [5655] United States K002022389 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Spain K002020892 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002020879 No
[s.n.] France K002020875 No
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020885 No
s.coll. [816] United Kingdom K002020791 Yes
Sennen, E.; Hayek, A. [161] Spain K002020881 No
Marie-Victorin, F. [28418] Canada K002022385 Yes
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020887 No
Montford, H. [s.n.] Spain K002020886 No
Miles, S. [TP 2] United Kingdom K002020793 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [3340] France K002020861 No
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Spain K002020880 No
s.coll. [0004671A] K002022701 Yes
Vicioso, C.; {A. von Hayek} [38] Spain K002020889 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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