Centaurea alexandrina Delile

Centaurée d'Alexandrie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Centaurea alexandrina world distribution map, present in Egypt, France, Italy, Libya, Mali, and Chad

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187469-1
WFO ID wfo-0000122492
COL ID S629
BDTFX ID 101170
INPN ID 611769
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Synonyms

Calcitrapa alexandrina Centaurea pallescens Centaurea alexandrina Centaurea pungens f. atropurpurea Centaurea pungens var. pomelii Centaurea pungens f. colorata