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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Centaurea benedicta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cnicus benedictus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-24-004:
Centaurea benedicta
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Blessed Thistle
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5374323
Month Unknown
Heads sessile, closely subtended & partially concealed by large foliar bracts, per Weakley's Flora.