Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2288 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Belgium, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Verloove, F. (2023). The seventh edition of the Nouvelle Flore de la Belgique: chorological adjustments. Dumortiera 122: 5-98.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n. ] France K001617120 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] France K002020746 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001617141 Yes
Barard [s.n.] K001617140 Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [s.n. ] K002020743 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002022600 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002022601 No
Schles [s.n.] K002022604 No
Fiori, A. [387] Italy K000794009 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002022603 No
Pop, I. [844] Romania K000794011 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002022602 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images