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

Centaurea alba 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 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

Centaurea alba subsp. deusta sensu Villar, L., Sesé, J. A. & Ferrández, J. V. - Atlas de la flora del Pirineo Aragonés 2 Huesca 2001. misapplied name
Centaurea deusta sensu Willkomm, M. & Lange, J. - Prodromus florae hispanicae 2 Stuttgart 1865-1870. misapplied name

Children

Centaurea alba L. subsp. alba
Centaurea alba subsp. ciliata (O. Bolòs & Vigo) Greuter
Centaurea alba subsp. costae (Willk.) Dostál
Centaurea alba subsp. latronum (Pau) Dostál
Centaurea alba subsp. macrocephala (Pau) Talavera
Centaurea alba subsp. maluqueri (Font Quer) Molero & Vigo
Centaurea alba subsp. montsicciana (Pau & Font Quer) Romo
Centaurea alba subsp. strepens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Rocha Afonso
Centaurea alba subsp. tartesiana Talavera

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: Kokoçel i bardhë
 English: Pale Knapweed sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. - A Flora of the Maltese Islands Msida 1977.
 Spanish, Castillian: centaura estrellada; garbanzos del cura; siempre-nueva; trapacaballos

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 alba L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=7D002A0D-9C0D-44B8-9B8F-3943D59DC864

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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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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