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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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 (5/21/15):
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea melitensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Centaurea melitensis
4135
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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
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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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