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Centaurea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Centaurea solstitialis Linnaeus. Common name: Barnaby's-thistle, Yellow Star-thistle. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe. First reported for South Carolina by Hill & Horn (1997).

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA19, G, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, WV; = n/a — Tat; > Centaurea solstitialis L. ssp. solstitialis — POWO. Basionym: Centaurea solstitialis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Centaurea solstitialis - FNA19

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