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Centaurea

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Contains 15 accepted taxa overall.

Family: Asteraceae
Common Name:

Classification

Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Class Magnoliopsida
Sub Class Asteridae
Order Asterales
FamilyAsteraceae
Genus Centaurea

Citation

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Basionym: **
Type: **

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Species

Scientific NameCommon NameStatus
Centaurea aspera rough star thistleNot Native, Not Persisting, SNA (State Rank)
Centaurea benedicta blessed thistleNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea calcitrapa purple star thistleNot Native, Not Persisting, SNA (State Rank)
Centaurea cineraria silver knapweedNot Native, Not Persisting, SNA (State Rank)
Centaurea cyanus bachelor’s buttonNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea diluta North African knapweedNot Native, Not Persisting, SNA (State Rank)
Centaurea jacea brown knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea jacea × C. nigra = C. ×moncktonii meadow knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNA (Global Rank)
Centaurea montana mountain cornflower, mountain knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea nigra black knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea nigrescens Tyrol knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea phrygia wig knapweedNot Native, Not Persisting, SNA (State Rank)
Centaurea scabiosa greater knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea solstitialis yellow star thistleNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos spotted knapweedNot Native, Persisting, SNA (State Rank), GNR (Global Rank)