Centaurea scabiosa subsp. cephalariifolia (Willk.) Greuter

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea > Centaurea scabiosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.9-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
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 5-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified)
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°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Centaurea scabiosa subsp. cephalariifolia world distribution map, present in Andorra, Spain, France, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029092-1
WFO ID wfo-0000062651
COL ID XD9X
BDTFX ID 125084
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colymbada cephalariifolia Centaurea cephalariifolia Centaurea scabiosa Centaurea scabiosa subsp. cephalariifolia Centaurea scabiosa var. cephalariifolia