Centaurea iberica

Centaurea iberica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea iberica
Subspecies: C. i. subsp. hermonis – C. i. subsp. holzmanniana – C. i. subsp. iberica – C. i. subsp. meryonis
Varietas: C. i. var. mesocentroides

Name

Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 406 (1826).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calcitrapa iberica (Trevir. ex Spreng.) Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 409 (1866).
  • Centaurea pallescens var. iberica (Trevir. ex Spreng.) Gugler & Thell., Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 6: 209 (1908).
  • Leucantha iberica (Trevir. ex Spreng.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Bot. Not. 114: 44 (1961).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (introduced), Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: China Xinjiang. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Kansas. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Centaurea iberica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2024 Nov 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Centaurea iberica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 18 Nov 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Centaurea iberica. Published online. Accessed 18 Nov 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea iberica. Accessed: 18 Nov 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Centaurea iberica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Iberian knapweed

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