Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea calcitrapa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 917 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arizona, Belgium, California, Cape Provinces, District of Columbia, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, India, Iowa, Ireland, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Norway, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, South Australia, Switzerland, Tasmania, Uruguay, Utah, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya

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.
  • 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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

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?
Sintenis, P.E.E.; Rigo, G. [793] Cyprus K002014929 No
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002022117 No
Pierce, C.S.; Brenan, J.B.E. [284] Türkiye K002014924 No
Merton, L.F.H. [1948] Cyprus K002014976 No
Constable, E.F. [17587] Australia K002022118 No
Sintenis, P.E.E.; Rigo, G. [793] Cyprus K002014927 No
Merton, L.F.H. [1948] Cyprus K002014975 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002022666 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1284] Cyprus K002014925 No
S.coll. [S.n.] K002030914 Yes
Fraser, J. [S.n. ] United Kingdom K001617096 Yes
Pierce, C.S.; Brenan, J.B.E. [10 Beks] Türkiye K002014923 No
Merton, L.F.H. [2925] Cyprus K002014977 No
s.coll. [1288] Australia K002022119 No
Prihoda [s.n.] Italy K002031006 Yes
Smith, R.V. [68/29] Australia K002022113 No
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002022116 No
Syngrassides, A. [1286] Cyprus K002014926 No
Merton, L.F.H. [2447] Cyprus K002014930 No
[Oahe] [s.n.] Germany K002030988 Yes
Sintenis, P.E.E.; Rigo, G. [793] Cyprus K002014928 No
Merton, L.F.H. [2925] Cyprus K002014978 No
Sennen, F. [s.n.] France K000772924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2447] Cyprus K002014931 No
Canning, E.M. [6559] Australia K002022111 No
Everist, S.L. [S32] Australia K002022115 No
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Cyprus K002014974 No
Elias, H. [133] Spain K000772925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie [923] Uruguay K000373327 Yes
Delile, A.R. [s.n.] K000772995 Unknown Type Material Yes
White, C.T. [10410] Australia K002022114 No
Hewer, F.F. [H3924] Iran K002014920 No
Dean, K. [s.n.] Australia K002022112 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