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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Centaurea melitensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Centaurea melitensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Centaurea melitensis
COMMON NAME:
Maltese Star-thistle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ceme2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Centaurea melitensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Centaurea melitensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Centaurea melitensis
4135
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, eastwards as a ballast and mill waif (waste areas near wool-combing mills, ballast near old seaports), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
Waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Alternate (basal & lower stem leaves often absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Yellow
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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