Centaurea eriophora

Centaurea eriophora

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 eriophora

Name

• Centaurea eriophora L., Sp. Pl. 2: 916. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calcitrapa eriophora (L.) Moench, Methodus: 564. 1794 [4 May 1794]
  • Cyanus eriophorus (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 382. t. 161. 1791.
  • Eriopha eriopha (L.) Hill, Hort. Kew. 69. 1769.
  • Jacea eriophora (L.) Soják, Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140(3-4): 132. 1972.
  • Mesocentron eriophorum (L.) Cass. in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 38. 1826 [Dec 1826]
  • Rhaponticum eriophorum (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 2: 135. 1772.

Homonyms

• Centaurea eriophora Forssk. = Centaurea aegyptiaca L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europa Portugal, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Fuerteventura; doubtfully native) Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Palestine (Israel: N-Negev Desert) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 916. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Centaurea eriophora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Centaurea eriophora. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2019.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea eriophora in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb 01.
• The Plant List 2013. Centaurea eriophora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 05.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Centaurea eriophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 May 2018.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wolltragende Flockenblume

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