Great Starthistle
Centaurea scabiosa L.
Centaurea scabiosa, known as Great Starthistle, is a perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. Native to Europe, it features purple flower heads and has a wide distribution across regions including Newfoundland, British Columbia, France, Sweden, and parts of the United States and Canada.
Description
Centaurea scabiosa is a member of the Asteraceae family and is found in various locations such as Newfoundland, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Flanders, Austria, Finland, Faroe Islands, Sweden, Southeastern regions, Vermont in the US, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Canada. This species was first described in 1753 and is characterized by its purple flower heads.
Other common names
Greater knapweedGreat StarthistleGreater CentaureaGreater CentauryHardheadsRough KnapweedScabious Knapweed
Distribution
Newfoundland · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Ontario · Quebec · FO · French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) · Flanders · Austria · Finland · Faroyar (Faroes) · Sweden · SE · Vermont-US · AU · IS · NO · DK · CA · Alaska · conterminous 48 United States · Albania · Altay · Baltic States · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · Connecticut · Czechoslovakia
Synonyms
Acrocentron scabiosaCentaurea coriaceaColymbada scabiosaAcrocentron scabiosaCentaurea scabiosa var. scabiosaColymbada scabiosa subsp. scabiosaColymbada scabiosa var. scabiosaColymbada scabiosaCentaurea scabiosa var. vertesensis
