Centaurea sicula L.

Centaurée de Nice (fr), Centaurée de Sicile (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A thistle herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
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

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The young leaves are cooked in mixtures of leaves.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Centaurea sicula habit picture by Martine CHOCHOI (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula habit picture by Conigliaro Ambrogio (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea sicula leaf picture by Martine CHOCHOI (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula leaf picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula leaf picture by Tommy Watson (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea sicula flower picture by giapo'64 (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula flower picture by Martine CHOCHOI (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sicula flower picture by Martine CHOCHOI (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea sicula world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191603-1
WFO ID wfo-0000119562
COL ID S7FY
BDTFX ID 103638
INPN ID 717740
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Colymbada sicula Seridia sicula Centaurea kroumirensis Calcitrapa sicula Centaurea nicaeensis var. nicaeensis Centaurea nicaeensis subsp. walliana Centaurea sicula

Lower taxons

Centaurea sicula subsp. kroumirensis