Centaurea diluta

Centaurea diluta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea diluta
Subspecies: C. d. subsp. algeriensis – C. d. subsp. diluta

Name

Centaurea diluta Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 261 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hymenocentron dilutum (Aiton) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 37 (1826).
  • Calcitrapa diluta (Aiton) Holub, Preslia 45: 143 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Norway (introduced - casual). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Switzerland (introduced - casual). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares (naturalized), France (introduced - casual), Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia (introduced - naturalized). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (São Jorge, São Miguel), Canary Islands (Gomera (doubtfully native), Lanzarote (naturalized), Tenerife (doubtfully native)), Madeira (Madeira, doubtfully native). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Missouri. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Centaurea diluta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Centaurea diluta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Centaurea diluta. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea diluta. Accessed: 6 Jul 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea diluta in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul 6.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Blasse Flockenblume

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