Centaurea perrottetii Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A herb like the last (Centaurea senegalensis) up to 18 in. high, with rather smaller heads and larger leaves
More
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm high. The leaves and flower heads are spiny.
Florets purple.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.48
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry sandy places. It grows along the coast.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

It is used in soup. It is bitter.
Uses animal food food material medicinal
Edible leaves
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 -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191242-1
WFO ID wfo-0000018168
COL ID S7GW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Centaurea sparmannii Centaurea perrottetii