Centaurea sulphurea Willd.

Sulphur knapweed (en), Centaurée soufrée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-1m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 1.0
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 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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

Leaf

Centaurea sulphurea leaf picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sulphurea leaf picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea sulphurea flower picture by Joaqui Sánchez (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sulphurea flower picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea sulphurea flower picture by Luis Almeda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea sulphurea world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Morocco, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000018942
COL ID S7JR
BDTFX ID 101174
INPN ID 611773
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Seridia sulphurea Calcitrapa sulphurea Triplocentron sulphureum Centaurea sulphurea