Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea nigra L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 911 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Algeria, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Australia, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 29, 2021 Martin, A; Rampersad, C; Hatt, S; Ajmal, R [ARM6] United Kingdom K001291829 Yes
Jun 29, 2021 Wu, Z; Wheeler, J; Burns, E; Mestre, E [ZW3] United Kingdom K001291754 No
Jun 29, 2021 Rees, MM; Gori, BML; Rivas-Ferreiro, M; Masters, LE [MMR5] United Kingdom K001291791 Yes
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382440 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382436 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K001382451 No
Turrill, W.B. K000818369 No
Montford, H. United Kingdom K001382449 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382446 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K000818371 No
Upton Armstrong, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382444 No
Ruhsam, M. [DMR110] United Kingdom K001767962 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K4078] K000818367 No
Turrill, W.B. [K.4078] K000818368 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382433 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382437 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382439 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382435 No
Turrill, W.B. K001382432 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382448 No
Montford, H. United Kingdom K001382450 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382447 No
Turrill, W.B. [K4078] K000818372 No
Turrill, W.B. K001382452 No
Armstrong, J. United Kingdom K001382445 No
Turrill, W.B. K000818370 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001382441 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382442 No
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K001382443 No
Turril, W.B. United Kingdom K001382434 No
Fraser, J. United Kingdom K001382438 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 156] United Kingdom K000914407 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images