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Centaurea macrocephala

Puschk. ex Willd.

Big-head Star-thistle

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139215

Element CodePDAST1Y0B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusCentaurea

Other Common Names

Centaurée à gros capitules (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Exotic in North America (Kartesz, 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.