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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Centaurea

Hierarchical position of the Genus Centaurea

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Asteridae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 405. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Asteranae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 451. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Asterales Lindl. pub. 1833       Familia  Asteraceae Dumort. pub. Comment. Bot.: 55. Nov-Dec 1822. common name: Sunflowers       Subfamilia  Centaureoideae (Cass.) Lindl. in Loud. pub. Encycl. Pl.: 1074. 1829.       Tribus  Centaureeae Cass. pub. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 154. Feb 1819.       Subtribus  Centaureinae (Cass.) Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 72. 1827.       Genus  Centaurea L. pub. (1753) common name: knapweed

Named members of the Genus Centaurea

1	Species  americana Nutt. common name: American star-thistle, basket flower
2	Species  aspera L. common name: rough star-thistle
3	Species  austriaca Willd. syn. Centaurea phrygia
4	Species  benedicta (L.) L. syn. Cnicus benedictus
5	Species  biebersteinii DC. common name: spotted knapweed
6	Species  bovina Velen. common name: pasture knapweed
7	Species  calcitrapa L. common name: red star-thistle
8	Species  calcitrapoides L. common name: smallhead star-thistle
9	Species  cineraria L. common name: dusty miller
10	Species  cyanus L. common name: cornflower, bachelor's button
11	Species  dealbata Willd. common name: whitewash cornflower
12	Species  debeauxii Gren. & Godr.
	13    Subspecies  thuillieri Dost�l common name: meadow knapweed
14	Species  depressa Bieb.
15	Species  diffusa Lam. common name: white knapweed
16	Species  diluta Ait. common name: North African knapweed
17	Species  dubia Suter
	18    Subspecies  vochinensis (Bernh. ex Reichenb.) Hayek syn. Centaurea nigrescens
19	Species  eriophora L. common name: wild sandheath
20	Species  iberica Trev. ex Spreng. common name: Iberian knapweed
21	Species  jacea L. common name: brownray knapweed
22	Species  macrocephala Puschk. ex Willd. common name: bighead knapweed, giant knapweed, globe centaurea
23	Species  maculosa auct. non Lam. syn. Centaurea biebersteinii
24	Species  melitensis L. common name: Maltese star-thistle
25	Species  montana L. common name: perennial cornflower, mountain bluet
26	Species  moschata L. syn. Amberboa moschata
27	Species  muricata L. syn. Cyanopsis muricata
28	Species  nervosa Willd. syn. Centaurea uniflora ssp. nervosa
29	Species  nigra L. common name: knapweed, Cnapan Dubh  (Gaelic)
	30    Varietas  radiata DC. syn. Centaurea nigra
31	Species  nigrescens Willd. common name: Tyrol knapweed
32	Species  paniculata L. common name: Jersey knapweed
33	Species  phrygia L. common name: wig knapweed
34	Species  picris Pallas ex Willd. syn. Acroptilon repens
35	Species  pratensis Thuill., non Salisb. syn. Centaurea debeauxii ssp. thuillieri
36	Species  repens L. syn. Acroptilon repens
37	Species  rothrockii Greenm. common name: Rothrock's knapweed
38	Species  salmantica L. syn. Mantisalca salmantica
39	Species  scabiosa L. common name: greater knapweed
40	Species  solstitialis L. common name: yellow star-thistle
41	Species  squarrosa Willd. syn. Centaurea triumfettii
42	Species  sulphurea Willd. common name: sulphur knapweed
43	Species  transalpina Schleich. ex DC. common name: alpine knapweed
44	Species  trichocephala Bieb. ex Willd. common name: feather-head knapweed
45	Species  triumfettii All. common name: squarrose knapweed
46	Species  uniflora Turra
	47    Subspecies  nervosa (Willd.) Bonnier & Layens common name: singleflower knapweed
48	Species  virgata Lam.
	49    Varietas  squarrosa (Willd.) Boiss. syn. Centaurea triumfettii
50	Species  vochinensis Bernh. ex Reichenb. syn. Centaurea nigrescens
51	Species  x pouzinii DC.

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.