Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2288 (1803)
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, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Switzerland

Introduced into:

Belgium, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.3998/glbot.4115. epublication.
  • (2023). www.phytoneuron.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/33PhytoN-VermontAdditionsIII.pdf. epublication.
  • 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.
  • Verloove, F. (2023). The seventh edition of the Nouvelle Flore de la Belgique: chorological adjustments. Dumortiera 122: 5-98.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n. ] France K002020746 Yes
Barard [s.n.] K001617140 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617141 Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [s.n. ] K002020743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] France K001617120 Yes
Vukotinovic [s.n.] Croatia K001790769 Yes
Borbás [227] Hungary K002020652 Yes
[Bern, L. ?] [s.n.] K002020659 Yes
Schlosser [s.n.] Croatia K002020627 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002022601 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002022600 Yes
Pop, I. [844] Romania K000794011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fiori, A. [387] Italy K000794009 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002022602 No
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K002020656 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002022603 Yes
Schles [s.n.] K002022604 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