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 alba 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*	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

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

Children

Centaurea alba L. subsp. alba
Centaurea alba subsp. aristifera (Vicioso) E. López & Devesa
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 sources: Vangjeli, J. (ed.) 2000: Flore de l'Albanie 4

English: Pale Knapweed sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. 1977: A Flora of the Maltese Islands. – Msida

Spanish, Castillian: calcitrapa; cardo estrellado; centaura estrellada; garbanzos del cura; siempre-nueva; trapacaballos sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/