Centaurea cineraria
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 cineraria
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea cineraria. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acosta cinerariaName author: (L.) Holub
- Centaurea acutifoliaName author: Schur
- Centaurea candidissimaName author: Lam.
- Centaurea cineraria var. cinerariaName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea cinereaName author: Lam.
- Centaurea cinerea subsp. cinereaName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea dealbataName author: Moris ex Nyman
- Centaurea elegansName author: Salisb.
- Centaurea gymnocarpaName author: Moris & De Not.
- Centaurea gymnocarpa var. gymnocarpaName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea gymnocarpa var. plumosaName author: hort. ex E.Vilm.
- Centaurea plumosaName author: E.Vilm.
- Centaurea plumosa var. plumosaName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea ucriaeName author: Lacaita
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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