Centaurea calcitrapa
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Asterales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea calcitrapa
Subspecies:
C. c. subsp. angusticeps –
C. c. subsp. calcitrapa –
C. c. subsp. cilicica
Name
Centaurea calcitrapa L., Sp. Pl.: 917 (1753).
Synonyms
- Homotypic
Homonyms
- Centaurea calcitrapa M.Bieb. = Centaurea iberica subsp. iberica
Distribution
| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 917. Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Centaurea calcitrapa 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 calcitrapa. Published online. Accessed: 6 Oct 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea calcitrapa. Accessed: 6 Oct 2025.Reference page.
- Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea calcitrapa in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 6.Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Centaurea calcitrapa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- Deutsch: Stern-Flockenblume
- English: Purple star thistle
- español: Abrojo
- suomi: Piikkikaunokki
- français: Centaurée chausse-trappe
- italiano: Fiordaliso stellato
- Nederlands: Kalketrip
- српски / srpski: Околочеп
- Türkçe: Timurdikeni