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Asteraceae
Centaurea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Centaurea cineraria Linnaeus. Common name: Dusty Miller, Silver Knapweed, Velvet Centaurea. Habitat: Probably only a waif. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA19, K4, NY, POWO, not treated formally; = n/a — C, F. Basionym: Centaurea cineraria L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Centaurea cineraria - FNA19

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