Centaurea axillaris
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 axillaris
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1803
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea axillaris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Centaurea axillaris var. axillarisName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea canaName author: Sm.
- Centaurea canaName author: C.A.Mey. ex Steud.
- Centaurea ledebouriiName author: Steud.
- Centaurea montana subsp. axillarisName author: Čelak.
- Centaurea montana subsp. variegataName author: Rouy
- Centaurea triumfettii subsp. axillarisName author: (Čelak.) Stef. & T.Georgiev
- Centaurea triumfettii subsp. canaName author: (Sm.) Dostál
- Centaurea triumfettii subsp. variegataName author: Stef. & T.Georgiev
- Centaurea variegata subsp. canaName author: (Sm.) Nyman
- Centaurea variegata subsp. variegataName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea variegata var. variegataName author: Not supplied
- Cyanus axillarisName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyanus canusName author: (Sm. & Sm.) Holub
- Cyanus triumfettii subsp. axillarisName author: (Čelak.) Greuter
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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