Centaurea babylonica (L.) L.

Syrian knapweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses -
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Centaurea babylonica unspecified picture

Distribution

Centaurea babylonica world distribution map, present in Italy, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189988-1
WFO ID wfo-0000063787
COL ID S666
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Serratula babylonica Centaurea babylonica Piptoceras babylonicum Microlophus babylonicus