Centaurea nervosa Willd.

Centaurée de Ferdinand (fr), Centaurée nervée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 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 c3

Environment

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

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°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Centaurea nervosa habit picture by Andrei Contiu (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa habit picture by Laurent GUILLAUME (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa habit picture by Hervé Rey (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea nervosa leaf picture by Claudio Malpede (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa leaf picture by Frédéric Lançon (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea nervosa flower picture by Claudio Malpede (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa flower picture by Claudio Malpede (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa flower picture by Giuliano Giacometti (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea nervosa fruit picture by Hervé Rey (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa fruit picture by Andrei Contiu (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea nervosa fruit picture by Patrick FOURNIER (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea nervosa world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191090-1
WFO ID wfo-0000004660
COL ID S732
BDTFX ID 15316
INPN ID 89651
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea uniflora subsp. nervosa Centaurea nervosa

Lower taxons

Centaurea nervosa subsp. nervosa Centaurea nervosa subsp. nervosa Centaurea nervosa subsp. davidovii Centaurea nervosa subsp. promota