Centaurea scabiosa L.
ASTERACEAE - Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name:
Centaurea scabiosa L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 918 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Greater knapweed
English name:
greater centaury English name:
greater knapweed French name:
centaurée scabieuse Italian name:
Fiordaliso vedovino German name:
Skabiosen-Flockenblume
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Centaurea scabiosa L. var. vertesensis (Boros) Soo
Subspecies / Varieties:1)
Centaurea scabiosa L. var. vertesensis (Boros) Soo
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Centaurea
Species:
Page counter: 3493 ( AVG: 218.72 / 217.699 )
Gallery:
Centaurea scabiosa
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
Centaurea scabiosa
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Graziano Propetto
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Mirna and Attilio Marzorati
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Graziano Propetto
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Centaurea scabiosa
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 scabiosa
Jacob Sturm, Johann Georg Sturm - Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen (1796). - This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Graziano Propetto
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Centaurea scabiosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
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