Centaurea jacea
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 jacea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea jacea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
32 synonyms in this snapshot
- Behen jacea(L.) Hill
- Centaurea commutata(Koch) Stankov
- Centaurea consimilisBoreau
- Centaurea croatica(Hayek) Soest
- Centaurea decumbensDubois ex Pers.
- Centaurea hastataGugler
- Centaurea humifusaGueldenst. ex Ledeb.
- Centaurea jacea f. jacea
- Centaurea jacea f. majusculaRouy
- Centaurea jacea f. scopulicolaRouy
- Centaurea jacea subsp. jungensGugler
- Centaurea jacea subsp. lusitanicaHayek
- Centaurea jacea var. jacea
- Centaurea jungensGugler
- Centaurea laceraSimonk.
- Centaurea lusitanica(Hayek) Soest
- Centaurea majuscula(Rouy) Soest
- Centaurea mediaGugler
- Centaurea mollisSchleich.
- Centaurea nemophilaJord. ex Nyman
- Centaurea nigrescensGren. & Godr.
- Centaurea platylepisPeterm.
- Centaurea pratensis(Lam.) Salisb.
- Centaurea scopulicola(Rouy) Soest
- Centaurea syrmiensisGugler
- Centaurea variabilisH.Lév.
- Centaurea viretorumJord. ex Nyman
- Cyanus collinusG.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Cyanus jacea(L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Jacea pratensisLam.
- Jacea pratensis subsp. pratensis
- Jacea tomentosaGilib.
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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