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*Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus. Common name: Blessed-thistle. Phenology: Late Mar-Jun. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and w. and c. Asia.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy : = Ar, Fl7, FNA19, Il, K4, NE, NY, RAB, Tn, Va, WH3; = Cnicus benedictus L. — C, F, G, S, SE1, W, (basionym); = n/a — Pa; > Centaurea benedicta var. benedicta — POWO

Links to other floras: = Centaurea benedicta - FNA19

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