Centaurea sphaerocephala L.

Centaurée à têtes rondes (fr), Centaurée à tête ronde (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.525m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.53
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) 5-9

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 sphaerocephala habit picture by Buscemi Giuseppe (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala habit picture by Buzzo G (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea sphaerocephala leaf picture by olivier dufetelle (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala leaf picture by Buscemi Giuseppe (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala leaf picture by ssaevan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea sphaerocephala flower picture by fjdein (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala flower picture by giapo'64 (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala flower picture by silvana_29 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea sphaerocephala fruit picture by Patrice Nodet (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala fruit picture by José Manuel Bustillos (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sphaerocephala fruit picture by audrey tippi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea sphaerocephala world distribution map, present in Spain, France, Gibraltar, Italy, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191651-1
WFO ID wfo-0000002587
COL ID S7H7
BDTFX ID 75038
INPN ID 89713
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centaurea sphaerocephala var. sphaerocephala Centaurea sphaerocephala var. oligocentra Centaurea sphaerocephala var. fontanesii Centaurea sphaerocephala var. transiens Centaurea sphaerocephala

Lower taxons

Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. polyacantha Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. sphaerocephala Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. lusitanica Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. malacitana