Centaurea seridis L.

Centaurée à feuilles de chicorée au sens large (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
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) 5-10

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

Images

Habit

Centaurea seridis habit picture by Manuel Hernández (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea seridis leaf picture by lxndr (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea seridis leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea seridis leaf picture by Quiñoy Yago (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea seridis flower picture by Ruiz Francisco (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea seridis flower picture by lxndr (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea seridis flower picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea seridis fruit picture by Rutas. Cultura. Natura ITINERANTUR (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea seridis world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191571-1
WFO ID wfo-0000023521
COL ID S7F8
BDTFX ID 103580
INPN ID 717739
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea seridis var. seridis Centaurea seridis var. sonchifolia Centaurea seridis var. pterocaulos Centaurea seridis var. auriculata Centaurea seridis var. subferox Centaurea seridis var. epapposa Centaurea seridis var. calva Centaurea seridis

Lower taxons

Centaurea seridis subsp. sonchifolia Centaurea seridis subsp. seridis Centaurea seridis subsp. cruenta Centaurea seridis subsp. maritima