Nomenclature: wfo-0000002587
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Centaurea sphaerocephala Sp. Pl. : 916 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 916. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000773000: Sommier, S. [1791] Italy Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 191651-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record gcc-102490
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: gcc-102490
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2022-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea > Centaurea sphaerocephala
Subtaxa
- Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. lusitanica
- Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. malacitana
- Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. polyacantha
- Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. sphaerocephala
Synonyms
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. sphaerocephala
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. oligocentra
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. fontanesii
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. transiens
Taxonomic References
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record gcc-102490 Based on the initial data import