Centaurea calcitrapa Linnaeus

Centaurea calcitrapa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a.

Vernacular names

• centaurée chausse-trape TelaBotanica
• centaurée chausse-trappe TelaBotanica
• centaurée étoilée TelaBotanica
• chausse-trappe FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a

• purple star-thistle FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• red star-thistle Klinkenberg, 2010+

Synonyms

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Carduoideae
Tribe	Cardueae
Genus	Centaurea
Species	Centaurea calcitrapa

Habit

Herb