Centaurea ornata Willd.

Centaurée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.04
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) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Centaurea ornata habit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata habit picture by yisus (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata habit picture by Campoamor Ramon (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea ornata leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata leaf picture by del cura valentina (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea ornata flower picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata flower picture by fulgencio (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea ornata flower picture by Manel Asensi (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea ornata fruit picture by Miguel A. C. (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea ornata world distribution map, present in Morocco and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191159-1
WFO ID wfo-0000017633
COL ID S74Y
BDTFX ID 83520
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea ornata var. ornata Centaurea caerulescens subsp. caerulescens Centaurea ornata

Lower taxons

Centaurea ornata subsp. ornata Centaurea ornata subsp. interrupta