Centaurea napifolia L.

Centaurée à feuilles de Navet (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.7m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.7
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

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode 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

Habit

Centaurea napifolia habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia habit picture by André ROUX (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia habit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea napifolia leaf picture by André ROUX (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea napifolia flower picture by Cruda Monia (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia flower picture by allison blanchard (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea napifolia flower picture by Ginko Aloe (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea napifolia world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191076-1
WFO ID wfo-0000138304
COL ID S72M
BDTFX ID 15313
INPN ID 89649
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Seridia napifolia Cyanus napifolius Calcitrapa napifolia Calcitrapoides napifolia Pectinastrum napifolium Cistrum napifolium Centaurea napifolia subsp. napifolia Centaurea napifolia