*Centaurea melitensis Linnaeus. Common name: Maltese Star-thistle, Tocalote. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, eastwards as a ballast and mill waif (waste areas near wool-combing mills, ballast near old seaports). Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA19, G, Il, K4, NcTx, NE, POWO, S, SE1; = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Centaurea melitensis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Centaurea melitensis - FNA19
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