Centaurea benedicta
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 benedicta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1763
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea benedicta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Benedicta officinalisName author: Bernh.
- Calcitrapa benedictaName author: (L.) Sweet
- Calcitrapa lanuginosaName author: Lam.
- Carbeni benedictaName author: (L.) Arcang.
- Carbeni benedictaName author: Adans.
- Carbeni benedictaName author: (L.) Benth.
- CarbeniaName author: Adans.
- Cardosanctus officinalisName author: Bubani
- Carduus benedictusName author: Steud.
- Carduus benedictusName author: Garsault
- Centaurea centrifloraName author: Friv. ex Gugler
- Centaurea pseudobenedictaName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Cnicus benedictusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cnicus benedictus var. benedictusName author: Not supplied
- Cnicus benedictus var. kotschyiName author: (Sch.Bip.) Boiss.
- Cnicus benedictus var. microcephalusName author: Boiss.
- Cnicus bulgaricusName author: Panov
- Cnicus kotschyiName author: Sch.Bip.
- Cnicus microcephalusName author: Boiss.
- Cnicus pseudobenedictusName author: Hort.Dorpat. ex Asch.
- Epitrachys microcephalaName author: K.Koch
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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