Centaurea szovitsiana Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Aphrodisiacs (root), Calculi (root), Fatigue (root), Heart diseases (root), Jaundice (root), Increase physical endurance, strength and stamina (root), Urinary bladder calculi (root), Sexual debility (root), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Calculus (unspecified), Fattening (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified)
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 -

Distribution

Centaurea szovitsiana world distribution map, present in Armenia, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191735-1
WFO ID wfo-0000038093
COL ID S7K3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Centaurea behen Microlophus szovitsianus Centaurea polypodiifolia var. szovitsiana Centaurea szovitsiana