Centaurea diffusa
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 diffusa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1785
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea diffusa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acosta diffusa(Lam.) Soják
- Acrolophus diffusus(Lam.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Centaurea ammophilaBesser ex DC.
- Centaurea comperianaSteven
- Centaurea iljinianaN.B.Illar.
- Centaurea microcalathinaA.O.Tarassov
- Centaurea myriocephalaE.D.Clarke
- Centaurea myriocephala var. myriocephala
- Centaurea ovinahort. ex Steud.
- Centaurea parvifloraM.Bieb.
- Centaurea parvifloraBesser
- Centaurea sabulosaLedeb. ex Spreng.
- Centaurea seresiensisRech.f.
- Centaurea seriensisRech.f.
- Centaurea spinosaGriseb.
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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