Centaurea benedicta
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"Blessed thistle" redirects here. For "blessed milk thistle", see Silybum marianum.
Centaurea benedicta, known by the common names St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle or blessed knapweed, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae,[2] native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran. It is known in other parts of the world, including parts of North America, as an introduced species and often a noxious weed.[2]
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Centaurea benedicta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Centaureinae |
Genus: | Centaurea |
Species: | C. benedicta |
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Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. | |
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