Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > 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

*Centaurea*	L.	accepted genus name
*Acosta*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Aegialophila*	Boiss. & Heldr.	heterotypic synonym
*Amberboa sect. Phaeopappus*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Calcitrapa*	Vaill.	heterotypic synonym
*Calcitrapoides*	Vaill.	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*	Vaill.	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 subsp. kroumirensis (Coss.) Dobignard

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Mediterranean Star-thistle sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. - A Flora of the Maltese Islands Msida 1977.

French: Centaurée de Nice sources: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone - http://www.tela-botanica.org/ 2006, March.

Italian: Fiordaliso nizzarda sources: Pignatti, S. - Flora d'Italia 3 Bologna 1982.

Maltese: Xewk tal-Għotba

Literature

nomenclatural reference	L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Centaurea sicula L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=5B27F8FB-917E-41CB-8042-F3D40800E10E

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2007-08-28 by Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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