Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 solstitialis
Subspecies: Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha

Name

Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha (Halácsy) Dostál, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71: 204 (1976).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Centaurea erythracantha Halácsy, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 210 (1906).
• Homotypic
  • Calcitrapa erythracantha (Halácsy) Holub, Preslia 46: 227 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dostál, J. 1975. New nomenclatural combinations and taxa of the Compositae subtribe Centaureinae in Europe.. Pp. 191–210 in Heywood, V.H. (ed.), Notulae systematicae ad Floram Europaeam spectantes. No. 18. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 71(3): 191–210. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1975.tb02535.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha. Published online. Accessed: 6 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha. Accessed: 6 Oct 2025.Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea solstitialis subsp. erythracantha in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 6.Reference page. [as doubtful taxon]
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th. & Strid, A. (eds.) 2018. Flora of Greece Web. Vascular Plants of Greece. An Annotated Checklist. 2nd version of May 2018, continuously updated. Published online. Reference page. [as synonym of Centaurea solstitialis subsp. solstitialis]