Asteraceae
Centaurea
Centaurea nigrescens

Centaurea nigrescens subsp. transalpina (Mérat) Nyman

First published in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 421 (1879)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Central & E. Central Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Switzerland

Introduced into:

Germany, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brummitt, R.K.; Emmanuele [4548a] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020598 No
Favrat, L.; Barbey, W. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020614 Yes
Favrat, L.; Barbey, W. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K001617119 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19241] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020611 No
Pampanini, R. [125] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020597 No
Rigo, P. [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020607 No
Aellen, P. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020617 No
Pampanini, R.; Hayek, A. [124] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020602 No
Muret [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020615 No
Hutery [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020604 No
[Paleuil lyluae pilauae] [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020599 No
[1882] France Centaurea transalpina K002020596 No
{Stéphen Sommier (Florentiâ)} [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020600 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020612 No
Clarke, C.B. [2950] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020601 No
Hutery [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020605 No
Hutery [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020609 No
[Chr] Brùgger [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020616 No
Zimmer, B. [2374] Austria Centaurea transalpina K002020594 No
Burnat, E. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020610 No
Hutery [s.n.] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020606 No
Wolfe, T.B. [s.n.] Switzerland Centaurea transalpina K002020613 No
Huter [3422] Austria Centaurea transalpina K002020603 No
{Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.} [688] Italy Centaurea transalpina K002020608 No
Justin, R. [160] Slovenia Centaurea dubia K002020578 No
Justin, R.; Hayek, A. [160] Slovenia Centaurea dubia K002020577 No

Sources

  • 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