Centaurea leucophaea Jord.

Centaurée blanchâtre (fr), Centaurée gris-cendré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.25-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

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

Distribution

Centaurea leucophaea world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190880-1
WFO ID wfo-0000007422
COL ID S6VR
BDTFX ID 15264
INPN ID 89629
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Synonyms

Centaurea leucophaea Centaurea leucophaea var. leucophaea Centaurea paniculata subsp. pallidula Centaurea paniculata subsp. leucophaea Centaurea leucophaea subsp. pallidulum

Lower taxons

Centaurea leucophaea subsp. biformis Centaurea leucophaea subsp. controversa Centaurea leucophaea subsp. leucophaea Centaurea leucophaea subsp. ochrolopha Centaurea leucophaea subsp. reuteri Centaurea leucophaea subsp. brunnescens