Centaurea atropurpurea Olivier

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-1.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189951-1
WFO ID wfo-0000009726
COL ID S657
BDTFX ID 166864
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hyalea olivieri Colymbada oliveriana Centaurea atropurpurea Centaurea olivieriana