Centaurea acaulis L.

Centaurée sans tige (fr), Centaurée acaule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses dye medicinal spice
Edible flowers roots
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Centaurea acaulis leaf picture by plumedesmers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea acaulis flower picture by Marilyne Renou-Garcias (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea acaulis flower picture by pascal revault (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea acaulis flower picture by plumedesmers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea acaulis world distribution map, present in Algeria, France, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189778-1
WFO ID wfo-0000039335
COL ID S5YK
BDTFX ID 15013
INPN ID 89506
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colymbada balansae Centaurea balansae Amblyopogon balansae Menomphalus chouletteana Centaurea chamaerhaponticum Cestrinus carthamoides Colymbada acaulis Serratula acaulis Centaurea choulettiana Centaurea nidulans Cynara humilis Centaurea pharaonis Centaurea acaulis Menomphalus acaulis Centaurea acaulis var. acaulis Centaurea acaulis subsp. acaulis Centaurea acaulis var. balansae Centaurea acaulis subsp. balansae