Centaurea

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Centaurea
Centaurea pullata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
L.
Type species
Centaurea paniculata
L.
Diversity
Over 700 species
Synonyms
List
  • Acosta DC.
  • × Acostitrapa Rauschert
  • Acrocentron Cass.
  • Acrolophus Cass.
  • Alophium Cass.
  • Ammocyanus (Boiss.) Dostál
  • Antaurea Neck.
  • Behen Hill
  • Benedicta Bernh.
  • Calcitrapa Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Calcitrapoides Fabr.
  • Carbeni Adans.
  • Carbenia Adans.
  • Cardosanctus Bubani
  • Cestrinus Cass.
  • Chartolepis Cass.
  • Cheirolepis Boiss.
  • Chrysopappus Takht.
  • Cistrum Hill
  • Cnicus L.
  • × Colycea Fern.Casas & Susanna
  • × Colymbacosta Rauschert
  • Colymbada Hill
  • Crepula Hill
  • Cyanus Mill.
  • Cynaroides (Boiss. ex Walp.) Dostál
  • Eremopappus Takht.
  • Erinacella (Rech.f.) Dostál
  • Eriopha Hill
  • Grossheimia Sosn. & Takht.
  • Heraclea Hill
  • Hierapicra Kuntze
  • Hippophaestum Gray
  • Hookia Neck.
  • Hyalea Jaub. & Spach
  • Hymenocentron Cass.
  • Jacea Mill.
  • × Jaceacosta Rauschert
  • × Jaceitrapa Rauschert
  • Lepteranthus Neck. ex Fourr.
  • Leucacantha Nieuwl. & Lunell
  • Leucantha Gray
  • Lopholoma Cass.
  • Melanoloma Cass.
  • Menomphalus Pomel
  • Mesocentron Cass.
  • Microlophus Cass.
  • Paraphysis (DC.) Dostál
  • Pectinastrum Cass.
  • Petrodavisia Holub
  • Phaeopappus (DC.) Boiss.
  • Phalolepis Cass.
  • Philostizus Cass.
  • Phrygia (Pers.) Bosc
  • Piptoceras Cass.
  • Platylophus Cass.
  • Plumosipappus Czerep.
  • Podia Neck.
  • Polyacantha Gray
  • Psora Hill
  • Pterolophus Cass.
  • Pycnocomus Hill
  • Rhacoma Adans.
  • Sagmen Hill.
  • Seridia Juss.
  • Setachna Dulac
  • Solstitiaria Hill
  • Sphaerocephala Hill
  • Spilacron Cass.
  • Staebe Hill
  • Stenolophus Cass.
  • Stephanochilus Coss. ex Maire
  • Tetramorphaea DC.
  • Tomanthea DC.
  • Triplocentron Cass.
  • Veltis Adans.
  • Verutina Cass.
  • Wagenitzia Dostál

Centaurea (/ˌsɛntɔːˈriːə/)[1] is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.

  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607