Centaurea
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"Basket flower" redirects here. For the unrelated Australian plant, see Adenanthos obovatus.
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.
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Centaurea | |
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Centaurea pullata | |
Scientific 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 centaurium L. | |
Diversity | |
Over 700 species | |
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