Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea sphaerocephala L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 916 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madeira, W. & SW. Portugal to Italy. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Corse, Italy, Madeira, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Todaro [822] Italy K002031152 No
Camball [s.n.] Spain K002031158 No
Evers [s.n.] Italy K002031134 No
Ross, H.; Willmott, E.A. [255] Italy K002031140 No
Mabille, P. [91] France K002031129 No
Prior, A. [s.n.] Italy K002031147 No
Vaccari, A. [s.n.] Italy K002031141 No
Todaro [822] Italy K002031151 No
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002031150 No
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [570] Spain K002031156 No
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002031148 No
Reverchon, E. [312] Spain K002031160 No
Sommier, S. [1791] Italy K000773000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E. & Huet du Pavillon, A. [s.n.] Italy K001790773 Yes
Alexander, R.P. Italy K002031142 Yes
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [1175] Italy K002031133 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002031137 No
Brummitt, R.K. [4569] Italy K002031145 No
Mabille, P. [97] France K002031130 No
Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] Italy K002031143 No
Müller, U.I. [s.n.] Italy K002031139 No
Atchley, S.C. [346] Portugal K002031154 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5231] Italy K002031144 No
Atchley, S.C. [271] Portugal K002031153 No
Brummitt, R.K. [60. E. 263] Italy K002031149 No
Müller, U.I. [18289] Italy K002031138 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Gibraltar K002031127 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Gibraltar K002031126 No
Pellanda, G.; Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A. [1175] Italy K002031136 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002031132 No
Evers [s.n.] Italy K002031135 No
Gay, J.; Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain K002031155 No
Gouan [s.n.] Spain K002031159 No
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [570] Spain K002031157 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002031146 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Centaurea fontanesii K002021770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Centaurea fontanesii K001617151 Yes
Grabowski, R. [s.n.] France Centaurea caespitosa K001790775 Yes

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