Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Centaurea

Centaurea sicula L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CentaureaL.accepted genus name
Acosta Adans. heterotypic synonym
Aegialophila Boiss. & Heldr. heterotypic synonym
Amberboa sect. Phaeopappus DC. heterotypic synonym
Calcitrapa Fabr. heterotypic synonym
Calcitrapoides Fabr. heterotypic synonym
Centaurea sect. Hyalaea DC. heterotypic synonym
Chartolepis Cass. heterotypic synonym
Cheirolepis Boiss. heterotypic synonym
Cnicus L. heterotypic synonym
Colymbada Hill heterotypic synonym
Crocodilium Hill heterotypic synonym
Grossheimia Sosn. & Takht. heterotypic synonym
Hyalea (DC.) Jaub. & Spach heterotypic synonym
Jacea Mill. heterotypic synonym
Melanoloma Cass. heterotypic synonym
Phaeopappus (DC.) Boiss. heterotypic synonym
Plectocephalus D. Don heterotypic synonym
Stephanochilus Maire heterotypic synonym
Tomanthea DC. heterotypic synonym
Wagenitzia Dostál heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Calcitrapa sicula (L.) Soják homotypic synonym
Calcitrapa nicaeensis (All.) Holub heterotypic synonym
Centaurea nicaeensis All. heterotypic synonym
Centaurea nicaeensis subsp. walliana Maire heterotypic synonym

Children

Centaurea sicula L. subsp. sicula
Centaurea sicula subsp. kroumirensis (Coss.) Dobignard

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: Mediterranean Star-thistle sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. 1977: A Flora of the Maltese Islands. – Msida
 French: Centaurée de Nice sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/
 Italian: Fiordaliso nizzarda sources: Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d'Italia 3. – Bologna
 Maltese: Xewk tal-Għotba

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Sp. Pl.: 918. 1753

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Citation

Greuter, W. Centaurea sicula L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5b27f8fb-917e-41cb-8042-f3d40800e10e

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