Centaurea calcitrapa

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Big-head Purple Star-thistle

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150265
Element CodePDAST1Y020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCentaurea
Other Common Names
Centaurée chausse-trape (FR) Red Star-thistle (EN) red star-thistle (EN)
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)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseySNANo
New MexicoSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
UtahSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
OregonSNANo
MarylandSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
IowaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
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.