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Centaurea montana L.
perennial cornflower

       
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Photo of Centaurea montana L.
©Jeff McMillian. Courtesy of Almost Eden. United States, VA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Centaurea montana L.

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Synonyms:
Centaurea montana L.

  CEMOA2 Centaurea montana L. var. alba hort.
 

Distribution:
Centaurea montana L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OR, PA, UT, WA, WI), CAN (BC, NB, NF, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Centaurea montana L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 37 species in Centaurea
 

Classification:
Centaurea montana L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Centaurea L. – knapweed
Species Centaurea montana L. – perennial cornflower
 

Introduced Information:
Centaurea montana L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Centaurea montana L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36966.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/08/2008 01:39 AM MDT