Centaurea orientalis L.

Centaurée d'Orient (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.8-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Centaurea orientalis unspecified picture

Distribution

Centaurea orientalis world distribution map, present in Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Moldova (Republic of), Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191157-1
WFO ID wfo-0000133847
COL ID S74W
BDTFX ID 15005
INPN ID 89658
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Synonyms

Centaurea tatarica Cyanus orientalis Colymbada orientalis Centaurea orientalis Centaurea rubescens Acrocentron orientale Centaurea theiantha Centaurea neglecta Centaurea orientalis subsp. orientalis Centaurea rigidifolia