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Taxon: Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) Gugler

Genus: Centaurea
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 316482
Place of publication: Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 6:248. 1907-1908
Name verified on: 02-Mar-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 27-Oct-1998
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
AZ(as Centaurea squarrosa)*°, CA(as Centaurea squarrosa)*, CO(as Centaurea virgata)*°, NV(as Centaurea virgata)*, OR(as Centaurea virgata)°, UT(as Centaurea squarrosa)*°, WY°.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

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Common names:

  • squarrose knapweed   (Source: Names Beetle ) – English

Economic importance:

  • Weed   (fide Rep NCEPP, as C. virgata; F CalifJep, as C. squarrosa)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Afghanistan; Iran; Iraq [n.]; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
    Caucasus: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Russian Federation - Dagestan
    Middle Asia: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan
    China: China - Xinjiang
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan
  • EUROPE
    Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized elsewhere

References:

  • Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31. (Names Beetle)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China) [= C. squarrosa Willd.].
  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk) [= C. virgata Group A].
  • Ochsmann, J. 2001. Knapweeds (Centaurea L. and some related genera) in North America. In: Ochsmann, J., Welcome to the Centaurea pages. (Centaurea Pages)
  • Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica. (F Iran)
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora. (F Utah ed2) [lists as C. virgata subsp. squarrosa (Willd.) Boiss.].

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) Gugler:

  • Euro+Med Plantbase: Information Resource for Euro-Mediterranean Plant Diversity
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Check other databases for images:

  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316482 (09 September 2010)

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