Centaurea montana L. (Asteraceae) - Fiordaliso montano - Mountain cornflower

Centaurea montana L. Sp. Pl.: 911. 1753

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Centaurea montana L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Centaurea montana L.
Distribuzione in Europa

Centaurea montana L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Asterales
Family / Famiglia: Asteraceae

Genus / Genere: Centaurea

Species / Specie

Centaurea acaulis L.

Centaurea aeolica Lojac.

Centaurea africana Lam.

Centaurea alpina L.

Centaurea ambigua Guss.

Centaurea aplolepa Moretti

Centaurea aspera L.

Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.

Centaurea bracteata Scop.

Centaurea busambarensis Guss.

Centaurea calcitrapa L.

Centaurea cana Sm.

Centaurea carniolica Host

Centaurea centaurium L.

Centaurea centauroides L.

Centaurea cineraria L.

Centaurea collina L.

Centaurea crassifolia Bertol.

Centaurea cristata Bartl.

Centaurea cyanus L.

Centaurea depressa M. Bieb.

Centaurea deusta Ten.

Centaurea dichroantha A. Kern.

Centaurea diffusa Lam.

Centaurea diomedea Gasp.

Centaurea filiformis Viv.

Centaurea forojulensis Poldini

Centaurea gymnocarpa Moris & De Not.

Centaurea haynaldii Hayek

Centaurea horrida Bad.

Centaurea hyalolepis Boiss.

Centaurea iberica Spreng.

Centaurea jacea L.

Centaurea kartschiana Scop.

Centaurea leucadea Lacaita

Centaurea leucophaea Jord.

Centaurea maculosa Lam.

Centaurea melitensis L.

Centaurea montana L.

Centaurea muretii Jord.

Centaurea napifolia L.

Centaurea nemoralis Jord.

Centaurea nervosa Willd.

Centaurea nicaeensis All.

Centaurea nigra L.

Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

Centaurea paniculata L.

Centaurea pannonica (Heuff.) Simonk.

Centaurea parlatoris Heldr.

Centaurea pestalotii Ces.

Centaurea phrygia L.

Centaurea pratensis (Lam.) Salisb.

Centaurea procumbens Balb.

Centaurea ragusina L.

Centaurea rhaetica Moritzi

Centaurea rhenana Boreau

Centaurea rupestris L.

Centaurea scabiosa L.

Centaurea scannensis Anzal. & al.

Centaurea sempervirens L.

Centaurea sicula L.

Centaurea solstitialis L.

Centaurea sonchifolia L.

Centaurea sphaerocephala L.

Centaurea spinoso-ciliata Seenus

Centaurea stenolepis A. Kern.

Centaurea stoebe L.

Centaurea subtilis Bertol.

Centaurea tauromenitana Guss.

Centaurea tenoreana Willk.

Centaurea tenorei Lacaita

Centaurea tenuiflora DC.

Centaurea tommasinii A. Kern.

Centaurea transalpina DC.

Centaurea triumfetti All.

Centaurea uniflora Turra

Centaurea vallesiaca (DC.) Jordan

Centaurea veneris (Sommier) Beg.

Centaurea weldeniana Rchb.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: synonym / sinonimo

Vedi / See :
Cyanus montanus (L.) Hill

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Fiordaliso montano

English name: Mountain cornflower
US name: Perennial Cornflower
French name: centaurée des montagnes
German name: Berg-Flockenblume

Forma biologica: H scap
Periodo di fioritura: VI-VIII
Tipo corologico: Centro-Europ.
Altitudine (min/max): 200/1900 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Centaurea angustifolia Mill.

Images / Immagini

Centaurea montana L.

Jacob Sturm, Johann Georg Sturm - Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen (1796). Source: www.biolib.de
This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Centaurea montana L.

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Centaurea montana L.
Credit: Photo by Flavio Pollano

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Asteraceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

(*) For any material available from this server, I do not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed.

BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti