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Centaurea montana

L.

Mountain Star-thistle

GNRUnranked Found in 51 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160689
Element CodePDAST1Y0E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCentaurea
Synonyms
Cyanus montanus(L.) Hill
Other Common Names
Centaurée des montagnes (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.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkSNANo
IdahoSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
UtahSNANo
VermontSNANo
MontanaSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
OntarioSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (51)
Alaska (34)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Dall IslandTongass National Forest105,780
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
SukkwanTongass National Forest44,369
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.