Centaurea nigra
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 nigra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea nigra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Centaurea austriacaRchb.
- Centaurea austriaca f. austriaca
- Centaurea austriaca subsp. austriaca
- Centaurea babingtoniiLacaita ex Hayek
- Centaurea jacea subsp. nigra(L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Centaurea leucocephalaSchur
- Centaurea moritzianaHegetschw.
- Centaurea nervosaRchb. ex Steud.
- Centaurea nigra f. nigra
- Centaurea nigra var. decipiensBab.
- Centaurea nigra var. maireiArènes
- Centaurea nigra var. nigra
- Centaurea nigrescensDC.
- Centaurea nigricansLink ex Spreng.
- Centaurea obscuraJord.
- Centaurea pectinata var. fuscataRouy
- Centaurea phrygiaLapeyr. ex Willk. & Lange
- Centaurea phrygia var. phrygia
- Centaurea rufescensNoulet ex Nyman
- Cyanus nigerGaertn.
- Cyanus phrygiusG.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Cyanus plumosusGilib.
- Cyanus pumilusBaumg.
- Phrygia nigra(L.) Gray
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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