Centaurea semidecurrens Jord.

Bleuet semidécurrent (fr), Centaurée semidécurrente (fr), Centaurée à feuilles semidécurrentes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	1.0
Mature height (meter)	0.5
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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	Astringent (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
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°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191560-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000007265
COL ID	5XGDB
BDTFX ID	15478
INPN ID	89701
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea montana Centaurea semidecurrens Cyanus semi-decurrens Centaurea triumfettii subsp. semidecurrens Centaurea montana subsp. semidecurrens Centaurea montana f. semidecurrens Centaurea triumfettii var. semidecurrens