Centaurea depressa M.Bieb.

Iranian knapweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Fields and roadsides to 2300 metres in S. Europe.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The young leaves are fried in butter and then prepared as an omelette. The flower heads are used for tea.
Uses environmental use medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use Chest pain (whole plant), Common cold (whole plant), Cough (whole plant), Fever (whole plant), Headache (whole plant), Stomach diseases (whole plant)
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

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Distribution

Centaurea depressa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Germany, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190353-1
WFO ID wfo-0000008112
COL ID S6FK
BDTFX ID 15007
INPN ID 89580
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea depressa Cyanus depressus Centaurea pygmaea Centaurea depressa var. depressa Centaurea depressa var. amasiana Centaurea anatolica