Centaurea aspera
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Species
- Centaurea aspera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea aspera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alophium tenuifoliumName author: Cass.
- Calcitrapa heterophyllaName author: Moench
- Calcitrapa parvifloraName author: Lam.
- Calcitrapoides asperaName author: (L.) Holub
- Calcitrapoides heterophyllaName author: (Willd.) Holub
- Centaurea alophiumName author: DC.
- Centaurea aspera var. asperaName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea aspera var. parcespinosaName author: Sennen
- Centaurea aspera var. praetermissaName author: DC.
- Centaurea aspera var. subinermisName author: DC.
- Centaurea auriculataName author: Balb. ex Pers.
- Centaurea diversifoliaName author: Lag. ex Boiss.
- Centaurea heterophyllaName author: Willd.
- Centaurea isnardiiName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Centaurea parvifloraName author: Lam.
- Centaurea praetermissaName author: Martrin-Donos
- Centaurea seridisName author: Loisel.
- Cistrum asperumName author: Hill
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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