821 Species in Genus Centaurea

May 23 – Centaurea
"Centaurea, the cornflower, represents May 23."
Centaurea symbolizes refinement and vitality. You have a dignified yet spirited personality, always striving to achieve your goals. Like this flower, your determination is admired by all.

The Enchanting World of Centaurea: A Personal Exploration

I’ve always been fascinated by the diversity of the plant kingdom. The sheer variety of forms, colors, and adaptations is a testament to the power of evolution. Among the many plant genera that have captured my attention, Centaurea holds a special place. This genus, belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a treasure trove of over 800 species, each with its unique charm.  

Why Centaurea?

What draws me to Centaurea is its remarkable diversity. From the vibrant cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) to the imposing yellow star-thistle (Centaurea solstitialis), the genus encompasses a wide range of forms and colors. This diversity is a reflection of the genus’s wide distribution, spanning across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Centaurea species have also played a significant role in human history and culture. The cornflower, for instance, has been a symbol of remembrance and hope, while other species have been used in traditional medicine and as ornamental plants.

Diving Deep into Diversity: Centaurea Species

1. Centaurea acaulis L.
2. Centaurea achaia Boiss. & Heldr.
3. Centaurea achilleifolia Homrani-Bakali & Susanna
4. Centaurea achtarovii Urum.
5. Centaurea acicularis Sm.
6. Centaurea acmophylla Boiss.
7. Centaurea adamovicii Velen.
8. Centaurea adscendens (Bartl.) Prodan
9. Centaurea aegyptiaca L.
10. Centaurea × aellenii Arènes
11. Centaurea aeolica Guss. ex Lojac.
12. Centaurea aetaliae (Sommier) Bég.
13. Centaurea aetolica Phitos & T.Georgiadis
14. Centaurea affinis Friv.
15. Centaurea aggregata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex DC.
16. Centaurea aguilellae Mateo & M.B.Crespo
17. Centaurea ahverdovii Gabrieljan
18. Centaurea ainetensis Boiss.
19. Centaurea akamantis T.Georgiadis & Hadjik.
20. Centaurea akmanii Yıld.
21. Centaurea akroteriensis Gennaio & Q.G.Manni
22. Centaurea aksoyi Hamzaoğlu & Budak
23. Centaurea aladaghensis Wagenitz
24. Centaurea alba L.
25. Centaurea albertii Rexhepi
26. Centaurea albofimbriata Stef. & T.Georgiev
27. Centaurea albonitens Turrill
28. Centaurea alexandrina Delile
29. Centaurea alfonsoi Negaresh
30. Centaurea ali-beyana Font Quer & Pau
31. Centaurea alveicola Rech.f.
32. Centaurea amadanensis Sch.Bip.
33. Centaurea amaena Boiss. & Balansa
34. Centaurea amanicola Hub.-Mor.
35. Centaurea amanosensis M.Bona
36. Centaurea ambigua Guss.
37. Centaurea amblensis Graells
38. Centaurea ammocyanus Boiss.
39. Centaurea angelescui Grinţ.
40. Centaurea ankarica Uysal & Hamzaoğlu
41. Centaurea antalyensis H.Duman & A.Duran
42. Centaurea antennata Dufour
43. Centaurea anthemifolia Hub.-Mor.
44. Centaurea antiochia Boiss.
45. Centaurea antitauri Hayek
46. Centaurea aphrodisea Boiss.
47. Centaurea aplolepa Moretti
48. Centaurea appendicata Klokov
49. Centaurea arachnoidea Viv.
50. Centaurea ardabilica Ranjbar & Heydari
51. Centaurea arenaria M.Bieb. ex Willd.
52. Centaurea argecillensis Gredilla
53. Centaurea argentea L.
54. Centaurea arifolia Boiss.
55. Centaurea aristata Hoffmanns. & Link
56. Centaurea armena Boiss.
57. Centaurea arrigonii Greuter
58. Centaurea ascalonica Bornm.
59. Centaurea aspera L.
60. Centaurea aspromontana Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp.
61. Centaurea assadii Ranjbar & Negaresh
62. Centaurea athoa DC.
63. Centaurea atlantica Pomel
64. Centaurea atlantis Maire & Weiller
65. Centaurea atrata Willd.
66. Centaurea atropurpurea Olivier
67. Centaurea attica Nyman
68. Centaurea aucheri (DC.) Wagenitz
69. Centaurea austroanatolica Hub.-Mor.
70. Centaurea austrobalcanica (Skokanová) Raus & Strid
71. Centaurea avilae Pau
72. Centaurea axillaris Willd.
73. Centaurea aytugiana Bancheva, Kaya & Binzet
74. Centaurea aziziana Rech.f.
75. Centaurea babylonica (L.) L.
76. Centaurea bachtiarica Hayek & Bornm.
77. Centaurea baldaccii Degen
78. Centaurea baseri Köse & Alan
79. Centaurea bavegehensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
80. Centaurea × beckiana Müllner
81. Centaurea behen L.
82. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
83. Centaurea besseriana DC.
84. Centaurea bethurica E.López & Devesa
85. Centaurea × bilbilitana Pau
86. Centaurea bimorpha Viv.
87. Centaurea bingoelensis Behçet & İlçim
88. Centaurea biokovensis Teyber
89. Centaurea blancheana Mouterde
90. Centaurea bofilliana Sennen ex Devesa & E.López
91. Centaurea boissieri DC.
92. Centaurea bojnordensis Ranjbar, Negaresh & Joharchi
93. Centaurea bombycina Boiss. ex DC.
94. Centaurea borjae Valdés Berm. & Rivas Goday
95. Centaurea borysthenica Gruner
96. Centaurea bourgaei Boiss.
97. Centaurea bovina Velen.
98. Centaurea breviceps Iljin
99. Centaurea bruguieriana (DC.) Hand.-Mazz.
100. Centaurea brulla Greuter
101. Centaurea bugellensis (Soldano) Soldano
102. Centaurea busambarensis Guss.
103. Centaurea cadmea Boiss.
104. Centaurea calabra G.Caruso, S.A.Giardina, Raimondo & Spadaro
105. Centaurea calcitrapa L.
106. Centaurea caliacrae Prodan
107. Centaurea calocephala Willd.
108. Centaurea calolepis Boiss.
109. Centaurea camelorum Velen.
110. Centaurea cankiriensis A.Duran & H.Duman
111. Centaurea caprina Steven
112. Centaurea carduiformis DC.
113. Centaurea cariensiformis Hub.-Mor.
114. Centaurea cariensis Boiss.
115. Centaurea caroli-henrici Gabrieljan & Dittrich
116. Centaurea carolipauana Fern.Casas & Susanna
117. Centaurea carratracensis Lange
118. Centaurea carystea Trigas & Constantin.
119. Centaurea caspia Grossh.
120. Centaurea cassia Boiss.
121. Centaurea castellana Boiss. & Reut.
122. Centaurea × castellano-manchensis Mateo & M.B.Crespo
123. Centaurea castellanoides Talavera
124. Centaurea cataonica Boiss. & Hausskn.
125. Centaurea cavanillesiana Graells
126. Centaurea × cavarae Guadagno ex Del Guacchio, Cennamo & P.Caputo
127. Centaurea × ceballosii Fern.Casas
128. Centaurea centauroides L.
129. Centaurea × cephalariseptimae Fern.Casas & Susanna
130. Centaurea ceratophylla Ten.
131. Centaurea chalcidicea Hayek
132. Centaurea charrelii Halácsy & Dörfl.
133. Centaurea cheiranthifolia Willd.
134. Centaurea cheirolepidoides Wagenitz
135. Centaurea cheirolopha (Fenzl) Wagenitz
136. Centaurea chrysantha Wagenitz
137. Centaurea chrysocephala Phitos & T.Georgiadis
138. Centaurea chrysolepis Vis.
139. Centaurea cineraria L.
140. Centaurea cithaeronea Phitos & Constantin.
141. Centaurea citricolor Font Quer
142. Centaurea clementei Boiss. ex DC.
143. Centaurea codringtonii Rech.f.
144. Centaurea codruensis Prodan
145. Centaurea collina L.
146. Centaurea × confusa H.J.Coste & Sennen
147. Centaurea conocephala Bolle
148. Centaurea consanguinea DC.
149. Centaurea corcubionensis M.Laínz
150. Centaurea cordubensis Font Quer
151. Centaurea coronata Lamy
152. Centaurea corymbosa Pourr.
153. Centaurea costae Willk.
154. Centaurea × costeana Sennen
155. Centaurea coziensis Nyár.
156. Centaurea cristata Bartl.
157. Centaurea crithmifolia Vis.
158. Centaurea crnogorica Rohlena
159. Centaurea × croatica J.Wagner & Degen
160. Centaurea cuneifolia Sm.
161. Centaurea cuspidata Vis.
162. Centaurea cyanoides Wahlenb.
163. Centaurea cyanomorpha Stef. & T.Georgiev
164. Centaurea cyanus L.
165. Centaurea cylindrocephala Bornm.
166. Centaurea cyprensis (Holub) T.Georgiadis
167. Centaurea cyrenaica Bég. & Vacc.
168. Centaurea dalmatica A.Kern.
169. Centaurea damascena Boiss.
170. Centaurea daneshvarii Negaresh & Oreizi
171. Centaurea daralagoezica (Fomin) Greuter
172. Centaurea davisii Wagenitz
173. Centaurea debdouensis Breitw. & Podlech
174. Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren.
175. Centaurea decipiens Thuill.
176. Centaurea degeniana J.Wagner
177. Centaurea degenianiformis Prodan
178. Centaurea delbesiana Arènes
179. Centaurea delicatula Breitw. & Podlech
180. Centaurea delucae C.Guarino & Rampone
181. Centaurea demetrii Dumbadze
182. Centaurea demirizii Wagenitz
183. Centaurea demirkapiensis Micevski
184. Centaurea depressa M.Bieb.
185. Centaurea derderiifolia Wagenitz
186. Centaurea derventana Vis. & Pančić
187. Centaurea deusta Ten.
188. Centaurea deustiformis Adamović
189. Centaurea devasiana Bergmeier & Strid
190. Centaurea dezfulica Ranjbar & S.Mohamadi
191. Centaurea dhofarica Baker
192. Centaurea dichroa Boiss. & Heldr.
193. Centaurea dichroantha A.Kern.
194. Centaurea diffusa Lam.
195. Centaurea diluta Aiton
196. Centaurea diomedea Gasp.
197. Centaurea djebel-amouri Greuter
198. Centaurea × dobrogensis Prodan & J.Wagner
199. Centaurea doddsii Post ex Boiss.
200. Centaurea dolopica Zograf., Koutr., Liveri & Dimop.
201. Centaurea dominii (Dostál) Dubovik
202. Centaurea donetzica Klokov
203. Centaurea × doumerguei Faure & Maire
204. Centaurea drabifolia Sm.
205. Centaurea drabifolioides Hub.-Mor.
206. Centaurea drenovensis Pils
207. Centaurea dubjanskyi Iljin
208. Centaurea ducellieri Batt. & Trab.
209. Centaurea dumanii (Dinç, A.Duran & Bilgili) Dinç & Doğu
210. Centaurea dumulosa Boiss.
211. Centaurea dursunbeyensis Uysal & Köse
212. Centaurea ebenoides Heldr. ex S.Moore
213. Centaurea × eclipsislunae Mateo & M.B.Crespo
214. Centaurea edith-mariae Radić
215. Centaurea eflanensis (Kaya & Bancheva) Şirin & Ertuğrul
216. Centaurea elazigensis Kaya & Vural
217. Centaurea elbrusensis Boiss. & Buhse
218. Centaurea elegantissima Bornm.
219. Centaurea eliasii Sennen & Pau
220. Centaurea emigrantis Bubani
221. Centaurea emiliae Huseynova & Garakhani
222. Centaurea emporitana Vayreda ex Hayek
223. Centaurea ensiformis P.H.Davis
224. Centaurea epapposa Velen.
225. Centaurea epirota Halácsy
226. Centaurea erdneri J.Wagner
227. Centaurea erinacella Rech.f.
228. Centaurea eriophora L.
229. Centaurea ertugruliana Uysal
230. Centaurea erycina Raimondo & Bancheva
231. Centaurea eryngioides Lam.
232. Centaurea esfandiarii Rech.f. & Aellen
233. Centaurea euboica Rech.f.
234. Centaurea euxina Velen.
235. Centaurea exarata Boiss. ex Coss.
236. Centaurea × extranea Beck ex Gugler
237. Centaurea fabregatii Mateo & M.B.Crespo
238. Centaurea farsistanica (Wagenitz) Ranjbar & Negaresh
239. Centaurea fenzlii Reichardt
240. Centaurea ferox Desf.
241. Centaurea filiformis Viv.
242. Centaurea finazzeri Adamović
243. Centaurea flosculosa Balb. ex Willd.
244. Centaurea × forsythiana Levier ex Filigh., Farris, Pisanu & Urbani
245. Centaurea foucauldiana Maire
246. Centaurea foveolata Blakelock
247. Centaurea fragilis Durieu
248. Centaurea francoi Figueiredo & Gideon F.Sm.
249. Centaurea × frayana H.Boissieu ex Gáyer
250. Centaurea friderici Vis.
251. Centaurea furfuracea Coss. & Durieu
252. Centaurea fuscomarginata (K.Koch) Juz.
253. Centaurea fusiformis Blakelock
254. Centaurea gabrieliae (Bornm.) Wagenitz
255. Centaurea gabrielis-blancae Fern.Casas
256. Centaurea gabrieljanae Greuter
257. Centaurea gadorensis Blanca
258. Centaurea galicicae Micevski
259. Centaurea gallaecica (M.Laínz) Arnelas & Devesa
260. Centaurea gattefossei Maire
261. Centaurea × gautieriana Sennen
262. Centaurea geluensis Boiss. & Hausskn.
263. Centaurea × genesii-lopezii Fern.Casas & Susanna
264. Centaurea gentilii Braun-Blanq. & Maire
265. Centaurea gerberi Steven
266. Centaurea gerhardii M.V.Agab.
267. Centaurea germanicopolitana Bornm.
268. Centaurea × gerstlaueri Erdner
269. Centaurea ghahremanii Wagenitz & Esfand.
270. Centaurea giardinae Raimondo & Spadaro
271. Centaurea gigantea Sch.Bip. ex Boiss.
272. Centaurea gjurasinii Bosnjak
273. Centaurea glaberrima Tausch
274. Centaurea glabroauriculata Uysal & Demir.
275. Centaurea glastifolia L.
276. Centaurea globurensis Nyár.
277. Centaurea glomerata Vahl
278. Centaurea gloriosa Radić
279. Centaurea goerkii Yıld.
280. Centaurea goksivriensis M.Bona
281. Centaurea golestanica Akhani & Wagenitz
282. Centaurea × grabowskiana J.Wagner
283. Centaurea gracilenta Velen.
284. Centaurea graeca Griseb.
285. Centaurea × grafiana DC.
286. Centaurea graminifolia (Lam.) Muñoz Rodr. & Devesa
287. Centaurea granatensis Boiss. ex DC.
288. Centaurea grbavacensis (Rohlena) Stoj. & Acht.
289. Centaurea greuteri E.Gamal-Eldin & Wagenitz
290. Centaurea grisebachii (Nyman) Heldr.
291. Centaurea × grosii Font Quer
292. Centaurea gubanovii Kamelin
293. Centaurea gudrunensis Boiss. & Hausskn.
294. Centaurea gulissashvilii Dumbadze
295. Centaurea gussonei Raimondo & Spadaro
296. Centaurea gymnocarpa Moris & De Not.
297. Centaurea hadacii Wagenitz
298. Centaurea haenseleri (Boiss.) Boiss. & Reut.
299. Centaurea hakkariensis Wagenitz
300. Centaurea halophila Hub.-Mor.
301. Centaurea handelii Wagenitz
302. Centaurea hanryi Jord.
303. Centaurea haradjianii Wagenitz
304. Centaurea haussknechtii Boiss.
305. Centaurea haynaldiiformis Prodan
306. Centaurea hekimhanensis Şirin & Yıldırım
307. Centaurea heldreichii Halácsy
308. Centaurea helenioides Boiss. & Hausskn.
309. Centaurea hellwigii Ranjbar & Negaresh
310. Centaurea heratensis Rech.f. & Köie
311. Centaurea hermannii Hermann
312. Centaurea hervieri Degen
313. Centaurea heterocarpa Boiss. & Gaill.
314. Centaurea heywoodiana Raimondo, Spadaro & Di Grist.
315. Centaurea hierapolitana Boiss.
316. Centaurea hohenackeri Steven
317. Centaurea hololeuca Boiss.
318. Centaurea homoeosceros Pau
319. Centaurea horrida Badarò
320. Centaurea huljakii J.Wagner
321. Centaurea hyalolepis Boiss.
322. Centaurea hymettia Kit Tan, Zograf. & Bancheva
323. Centaurea hyrcanica Bornm.
324. Centaurea hyssopifolia Vahl
325. Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng.
326. Centaurea ibn-tattoui Chamboul., Bidat & J.F.Léger
327. Centaurea idaea Boiss. & Heldr.
328. Centaurea ilvensis (Sommier) Arrigoni
329. Centaurea immanuelis-loewii Degen
330. Centaurea imperialis Hausskn. ex Bornm.
331. Centaurea incompleta Halácsy
332. Centaurea incompta Vis.
333. Centaurea indistincta (Wagenitz) Ranjbar & Negaresh
334. Centaurea inermis Velen.
335. Centaurea inexpectata Wagenitz
336. Centaurea inexpugnabilis P.P.Ferrer, Mansanet-Salvador & R.Roselló
337. Centaurea infestans Durieu
338. Centaurea integrans (Fiori) Naggi ex Prain
339. Centaurea intricata Boiss.
340. Centaurea involucrata Desf.
341. Centaurea ionica Brullo
342. Centaurea ipecensis Rech.f.
343. Centaurea iranshahrii Wagenitz & Esfand.
344. Centaurea irritans Wagenitz
345. Centaurea isaurica Hub.-Mor.
346. Centaurea isiliae H.Duman, Uzunh. & Bahadır
347. Centaurea ispahanica Boiss.
348. Centaurea jacea L.
349. Centaurea × jaceiformis Rouy
350. Centaurea jaennensis Degen & Debeaux
351. Centaurea janeri Graells
352. Centaurea jankae D.Brândză
353. Centaurea jankeana Simonk.
354. Centaurea japygica (Lacaita) Brullo
355. Centaurea jeffreyana Mesfin
356. Centaurea jiroftensis (Ranjbar & Negaresh) Ranjbar & Heydari
357. Centaurea joharchii Ranjbar & Negaresh
358. Centaurea johnseniana Kit Tan & Strid
359. Centaurea jordaniana Godr. & Gren.
360. Centaurea josiae Humbert
361. Centaurea jovinianum Sennen & Pau
362. Centaurea jurineifolia Boiss.
363. Centaurea × juvenalis Delile ex Godr.
364. Centaurea kabirkuhensis Mozaff., F.Ghahrem. & Fereid.
365. Centaurea kalambakensis Freyn & Sint.
366. Centaurea kamalnejadii Negaresh
367. Centaurea kamyaranensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
368. Centaurea kandavanensis Wagenitz
369. Centaurea kanitziana Janka ex D.Brândză
370. Centaurea karamianiae Negaresh
371. Centaurea kartschiana Scop.
372. Centaurea karvandarensis Rech.f.
373. Centaurea kavadarensis Micevski
374. Centaurea kaynakiae Daşkın & Yılmaz
375. Centaurea kemulariae Dumbadze
376. Centaurea kermanshahensis (Wagenitz) Ranjbar & Negaresh
377. Centaurea kerneriana Janka
378. Centaurea khosraviana Negaresh
379. Centaurea kilaea Boiss.
380. Centaurea kirikkalensis Özbek
381. Centaurea kirmacii Uysal & Armağan
382. Centaurea kizildaghensis Uzunh., E.Doğan & H.Duman
383. Centaurea × kleinii C.T.Roché & Susanna
384. Centaurea kochiana (Holub) Greuter
385. Centaurea koeieana Bornm.
386. Centaurea kofinasii Kit Tan
387. Centaurea konkae Klokov
388. Centaurea kosaninii Hayek
389. Centaurea kotschyana Heuff.
390. Centaurea kotschyi (Boiss.) Hayek
391. Centaurea kozjakensis Micevski
392. Centaurea × kuemmerlei Prodan & J.Wagner
393. Centaurea kuhdashtensis Ranjbar & S.Mohamadi
394. Centaurea kunkelii N.Garcia
395. Centaurea × kupcsokiana J.Wagner
396. Centaurea kurdica Reichardt
397. Centaurea kusanii Radić
398. Centaurea lacaitae Peruzzi
399. Centaurea lacerata (Hausskn.) Halácsy
400. Centaurea laconica Boiss.
401. Centaurea lactiflora Halácsy
402. Centaurea lactucifolia Boiss.
403. Centaurea lagascana Graells
404. Centaurea lainzii Fern.Casas
405. Centaurea lancifolia Sieber ex Spreng.
406. Centaurea langei Nyman
407. Centaurea lanigera DC.
408. Centaurea lanulata Eig
409. Centaurea latiloba Klokov
410. Centaurea laureotica Heldr. ex Halácsy
411. Centaurea lavrenkoana Klokov
412. Centaurea laxa Boiss. & Hausskn.
413. Centaurea legionis-septimae Fern.Casas & Susanna
414. Centaurea leonidia Kalpoutz. & Constantin.
415. Centaurea leptophylla (K.Koch) Tchich.
416. Centaurea leucadea Lacaita
417. Centaurea leucomalla Bornm.
418. Centaurea leucomelaena Hayek
419. Centaurea leucophaea Jord.
420. Centaurea limbata Hoffmanns. & Link
421. Centaurea lingulata Lag.
422. Centaurea linifolia L.
423. Centaurea litardierei Jahand. & Maire
424. Centaurea litigiosa (Fiori) Arrigoni
425. Centaurea litochorea T.Georgiadis & Phitos
426. Centaurea × livonica Weinm.
427. Centaurea longepedunculata Sch.Bip. ex Boiss.
428. Centaurea longifimbriata Wagenitz
429. Centaurea longispina (Post) Wagenitz
430. Centaurea loscosii Willk.
431. Centaurea lovricii Bogdanović, Boršić, Ljubičić, Brullo & Giusso
432. Centaurea lugdunensis Jord.
433. Centaurea luristanica Rech.f.
434. Centaurea luschaniana Heimerl ex Stapf
435. Centaurea lusitanica Boiss. & Reut.
436. Centaurea lycaonica Boiss. & Heldr.
437. Centaurea lycia Boiss.
438. Centaurea lycopifolia Boiss. & Kotschy
439. Centaurea lydia Boiss.
440. Centaurea macedonica Boiss.
441. Centaurea macroacantha Guss.
442. Centaurea macrocephala Muss.Puschk. ex Willd.
443. Centaurea macroptilon Borbás
444. Centaurea magistrorum Arrigoni & Camarda
445. Centaurea magocsyana W.H.Wagner
446. Centaurea maireana Emb.
447. Centaurea × mairei Faure
448. Centaurea majorovii Dumbadze
449. Centaurea malacitana Boiss.
450. Centaurea malatyensis Kültür & M.Bona
451. Centaurea malinvaldiana Batt.
452. Centaurea mannagettae Podp.
453. Centaurea maramarosiensis (Jáv.) Czerep.
454. Centaurea marashica Uzunh., Tekşen & E.Doğan
455. Centaurea margarita-alba Klokov
456. Centaurea mariana Nyman
457. Centaurea × maritima Dufour
458. Centaurea marmorea Bornm. & Soska
459. Centaurea maroccana Ball
460. Centaurea × masfitensis Benavent, P.P.Ferrer, Ferriol, Garmendia & Merle
461. Centaurea masjedsoleymanensis Ranjbar & Askari
462. Centaurea matthiolifolia Boiss.
463. Centaurea mayeri Radić
464. Centaurea × melanocalathia Borbás
465. Centaurea melanocephala Pančić
466. Centaurea melanosticta (Lange) Franco
467. Centaurea melitensis L.
468. Centaurea mengenensis Uysal & Şirin
469. Centaurea mersinensis Uysal & Hamzaoğlu
470. Centaurea mesopotamica Bornm.
471. Centaurea messenicolasiana T.Georgiadis, Dimitrellos & Routsi
472. Centaurea micevskii Greuter
473. Centaurea micracantha Dufour
474. Centaurea micrantha Hoffmanns. & Link
475. Centaurea microcarpa Coss. & Durieu ex Batt. & Trab.
476. Centaurea microcnicus Reese & Sam.
477. Centaurea microlonchoides Boiss.
478. Centaurea microlopha (Boiss.) Ranjbar & Negaresh
479. Centaurea molesworthiae E.López, Devesa & García Rojas
480. Centaurea mollis Waldst. & Kit.
481. Centaurea monodii Arènes
482. Centaurea montaltensis (Fiori) Peruzzi
483. Centaurea montana L. Plant FAQs: Centaurea Montana
484. Centaurea monticola Boiss. ex DC.
485. Centaurea montis-borlae Soldano
486. Centaurea mouterdei Wagenitz
487. Centaurea movlavia Parsa
488. Centaurea mozaffarianii Negaresh
489. Centaurea mucurensis Teyber
490. Centaurea murbeckii Hayek
491. Centaurea musakii T.Georgiadis
492. Centaurea musarum Boiss. & Orph.
493. Centaurea musimonum Maire
494. Centaurea × mutabilis St.-Amans
495. Centaurea nallihanensis Uysal & Hamzaoğlu
496. Centaurea nana Desf.
497. Centaurea napifolia L.
498. Centaurea napulifera Rochel
499. Centaurea neiceffii Degen & J.Wagner
500. Centaurea nemecii Nábělek
501. Centaurea nemoralis Jord.
502. Centaurea nerimaniae Kültür
503. Centaurea nervosa Willd.
504. Centaurea nevadensis Boiss. & Reut.
505. Centaurea nicolai Bald.
506. Centaurea niederi Heldr.
507. Centaurea nigerica Hutch.
508. Centaurea nigra L.
509. Centaurea nigrescens Willd.
510. Centaurea nigrofimbria Sosn.
511. Centaurea nissana Petrovič
512. Centaurea nivea (Bornm.) Wagenitz
513. Centaurea nobilis (E.Groves) Brullo
514. Centaurea × noguerensis Mateo
515. Centaurea × nouelii Franch. ex H.J.Coste
516. Centaurea novakii Dostál
517. Centaurea × numantina A.Segura
518. Centaurea nydeggeri Hub.-Mor.
519. Centaurea obtusifolia (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Wagenitz
520. Centaurea obtusiloba Batt.
521. Centaurea occasus Fern.Casas
522. Centaurea ochrocephala Wagenitz
523. Centaurea odessana Prodan
524. Centaurea odyssei Wagenitz
525. Centaurea ognjanoffii Urum.
526. Centaurea oltensis Sosn.
527. Centaurea olympica (DC.) K.Koch
528. Centaurea omphalodes (Benth. & Hook.f.) Coss.
529. Centaurea onopordifolia Boiss.
530. Centaurea oranensis Greuter & M.V.Agab.
531. Centaurea orbelica Velen.
532. Centaurea orientalis L.
533. Centaurea oriolii-bolosii Fern.Casas
534. Centaurea ornata Willd.
535. Centaurea orphanidea Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.
536. Centaurea orumiehensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
537. Centaurea oscensis (Pau ex E.López & Devesa) Raab-Straube & Greuter
538. Centaurea osmaniyensis İlçim
539. Centaurea ossaea Halácsy
540. Centaurea ovina Pall. ex Willd.
541. Centaurea oxylepis (Wimm. & Grab.) Hayek
542. Centaurea pabotii Wagenitz
543. Centaurea paczoskyi Kotov ex Klokov
544. Centaurea palanganensis Ranjbar & Askari
545. Centaurea pallescens Delile
546. Centaurea pamphylica Boiss. & Heldr.
547. Centaurea pandataria (Fiori & Bég.) Bég.
548. Centaurea pangaea Greuter & Papan.
549. Centaurea paniculata L.
550. Centaurea panormitana Lojac.
551. Centaurea paphlagonica (Bornm.) Wagenitz
552. Centaurea papposa (Coss.) Greuter
553. Centaurea × paredensis (G.López) Mateo & Arán
554. Centaurea parilica Stoj. & Stef.
555. Centaurea parlatoris Heldr.
556. Centaurea parviflora Desf.
557. Centaurea patula DC.
558. Centaurea × paucispina (Ferriol, Merle & Garmendia) P.P.Ferrer, Ferriol, Merle & Garmendia
559. Centaurea paui Loscos ex Willk.
560. Centaurea pauneroi Talavera & J.Muñoz
561. Centaurea pawlowskii Phitos & Damboldt
562. Centaurea paxorum Phitos & T.Georgiadis
563. Centaurea pectinata L.
564. Centaurea pelia DC.
565. Centaurea peltieri Homrani-Bakali & Susanna
566. Centaurea pentadactyli Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp.
567. Centaurea perrottettii DC.
568. Centaurea persica Boiss.
569. Centaurea pestalotii De Not. ex Ces.
570. Centaurea pestalozzae Boiss.
571. Centaurea peucedanifolia Boiss. & Orph.
572. Centaurea phaeolepis Coss.
573. Centaurea phalacrica Brullo, Cambria, Crisafulli, Tavilla & Sciandr.
574. Centaurea phlomoides Boiss. & Hausskn.
575. Centaurea phrygia L.
576. Centaurea pichleri Boiss.
577. Centaurea pinae Pau
578. Centaurea pinardii Boiss.
579. Centaurea pindicola Griseb.
580. Centaurea pineticola Iljin
581. Centaurea pinetorum Hub.-Mor.
582. Centaurea × pinillosii Mateo & M.B.Crespo
583. Centaurea pinnata Pau ex Vicioso
584. Centaurea pinnatifida Schur
585. Centaurea poculatoris Greuter
586. Centaurea podospermifolia Loscos & J.Pardo
587. Centaurea poeltiana Puntillo
588. Centaurea polyacantha Willd.
589. Centaurea polyclada DC.
590. Centaurea polymorpha Lag.
591. Centaurea polyphylla Ledeb. ex Nordm.
592. Centaurea polypodiifolia Boiss.
593. Centaurea pomeliana Batt.
594. Centaurea pontica Prodan & Nyár.
595. Centaurea postii Boiss.
596. Centaurea praecox Oliv. & Hiern
597. Centaurea × preissmannii Hayek
598. Centaurea princeps Boiss. & Heldr.
599. Centaurea procurrens Sieber ex Spreng.
600. Centaurea prolongi Boiss. ex DC.
601. Centaurea promota (E.Gamal-Eldin & Wagenitz) Strid
602. Centaurea proto-gerberi Klokov
603. Centaurea proto-margaritacea Klokov
604. Centaurea × psammogena Gáyer
605. Centaurea pseudoaxillaris Stef. & T.Georgiev
606. Centaurea pseudobovina Hayek ex Stoj. & Stef.
607. Centaurea pseudocadmea Wagenitz
608. Centaurea pseudocineraria (Fiori) Rouy
609. Centaurea pseudodegeniana Prodan
610. Centaurea pseudokotschyi Wagenitz
611. Centaurea pseudoleucolepis Kleopow
612. Centaurea pseudomaculosa Dobrocz.
613. Centaurea pseudomagocsyana Prodan
614. Centaurea pseudoreflexa Hayek
615. Centaurea pseudoscabiosa Boiss. & Buhse
616. Centaurea pseudosinaica Czerep.
617. Centaurea psilacantha Boiss. & Heldr.
618. Centaurea ptarmicifolia Halácsy ex Hayek
619. Centaurea pterocaula Trautv.
620. Centaurea ptosimopappa Hayek
621. Centaurea ptosimopappoides Wagenitz
622. Centaurea pubescens Willd.
623. Centaurea pugioniformis Nyár.
624. Centaurea pulchella Ledeb.
625. Centaurea pullata L.
626. Centaurea pulvinata (Blanca) Blanca
627. Centaurea pungens Pomel
628. Centaurea radichii Plazibat
629. Centaurea ragusina L.
630. Centaurea rahiminejadii Negaresh
631. Centaurea raimondoi Bancheva & Kaya
632. Centaurea raphanina Sm.
633. Centaurea ravansarensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
634. Centaurea rechingeri Phitos
635. Centaurea redempta Heldr.
636. Centaurea × reditus F.Herm.
637. Centaurea reducta Wagenitz
638. Centaurea reflexa Lam.
639. Centaurea regia Boiss.
640. Centaurea reichenbachii DC.
641. Centaurea resupinata Coss.
642. Centaurea reuteriana Boiss.
643. Centaurea rhaetica Moritzi
644. Centaurea rhizantha C.A.Mey.
645. Centaurea rhizocalathium (K.Koch) Boiss.
646. Centaurea rigida Banks & Sol.
647. Centaurea rivasmateoi Ladero
648. Centaurea ropalon Pomel
649. Centaurea × rossiana J.Wagner
650. Centaurea rouyi Coincy
651. Centaurea rufidula Bornm.
652. Centaurea rumelica Boiss.
653. Centaurea rupestris L.
654. Centaurea rutifolia Sm.
655. Centaurea saccensis Raimondo, Bancheva & Ilardi
656. Centaurea sagredoi Blanca
657. Centaurea sakarensis Bancheva & Raimondo
658. Centaurea sakariyaensis Uysal & Dural
659. Centaurea saligna (K.Koch) Wagenitz
660. Centaurea salmasensis Ranjbar & Heydari
661. Centaurea salonitana Vis.
662. Centaurea samothracica Strid & Kit Tan
663. Centaurea sanandajensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
664. Centaurea × sanchisiana Gómez Nav., Mansanet-Salvador, P.P.Ferrer, R.Roselló, E.Laguna & Peris
665. Centaurea sarandinakiae N.B.Illar.
666. Centaurea × saratoi (Briq.) Rouy
667. Centaurea sarfattiana Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov
668. Centaurea savranica Klokov
669. Centaurea saxicola Lag.
670. Centaurea saxifraga Coincy
671. Centaurea scabiosa L.
672. Centaurea scannensis Anzal., Soldano & F.Conti
673. Centaurea schimperi DC.
674. Centaurea schousboei Lange
675. Centaurea scillae Brullo
676. Centaurea sclerolepis Boiss.
677. Centaurea scoparia Sieber ex Spreng.
678. Centaurea scopulorum Boiss. & Heldr.
679. Centaurea scripczinskyi Mikheev
680. Centaurea seguenzae (Lacaita) Brullo, Marcenò & Siracusa
681. Centaurea sehat-niakii Negaresh
682. Centaurea × semiaustriaca Nyár.
683. Centaurea semidecurrens Jord.
684. Centaurea semiusta Juz.
685. Centaurea senegalensis DC.
686. Centaurea × senneniana Rouy
687. Centaurea sennikoviana Negaresh & Kaya
688. Centaurea sericea Wagenitz
689. Centaurea seridis L.
690. Centaurea serowensis Negaresh
691. Centaurea serpentinica A.Duran & B.Doğan
692. Centaurea shahuensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
693. Centaurea shehbazii Ranjbar & Negaresh
694. Centaurea shouilea Parsa
695. Centaurea shumkana Kit Tan, Shuka & Wagenitz
696. Centaurea sicana Raimondo & Spadaro
697. Centaurea sicula L.
698. Centaurea sieheana Wagenitz
699. Centaurea simonkaiana Hayek
700. Centaurea simulans Wagenitz
701. Centaurea sinaica DC.
702. Centaurea singarensis Boiss. & Hausskn.
703. Centaurea sintenisiana Gand.
704. Centaurea sipylea Wagenitz
705. Centaurea sirdjanica Parsa
706. Centaurea sivasica Wagenitz
707. Centaurea skopjensis Micevski
708. Centaurea solitaria Ranjbar & Negaresh
709. Centaurea solstitialis L.
710. Centaurea sophiae Klokov
711. Centaurea × soriana A.Segura ex Mateo & M.B.Crespo
712. Centaurea soskae Hayek
713. Centaurea speciosa Boiss.
714. Centaurea spectabilis (DC.) Sch.Bip.
715. Centaurea sphaerocephala L.
716. Centaurea spicata Boiss.
717. Centaurea spinosa L.
718. Centaurea spinosociliata Seenus
719. Centaurea splendens L.
720. Centaurea spruneri Boiss. & Heldr.
721. Centaurea stapfiana (Hand.-Mazz.) Wagenitz
722. Centaurea stereophylla Besser
723. Centaurea sterilis Steven
724. Centaurea steveniana Klokov
725. Centaurea stevenii M.Bieb.
726. Centaurea stoebe L.
727. Centaurea stricta Waldst. & Kit.
728. Centaurea stuessyi Arnelas, Devesa & E.López
729. Centaurea subsericans Halácsy
730. Centaurea subtilis Bertol.
731. Centaurea sulphurea Willd.
732. Centaurea susannae Invernón & Devesa
733. Centaurea tabriziana Ranjbar & Heydari
734. Centaurea tadshicorum Tzvelev
735. Centaurea takhtajanii Gabrieljan & Tonyan
736. Centaurea takredensis Coss. ex Maire
737. Centaurea tanaitica Klokov
738. Centaurea tardiflora Wagenitz
739. Centaurea tauromenitana Guss.
740. Centaurea tauscheri A.Kern.
741. Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
742. Centaurea tenacissima (Groves) Brullo
743. Centaurea tenoreana Willk.
744. Centaurea tenorei Guss. ex Lacaita
745. Centaurea thasia Hayek
746. Centaurea theryi Emb. & Maire
747. Centaurea thessala Hausskn.
748. Centaurea thirkei Sch.Bip.
749. Centaurea thracica (Janka) Gugler
750. Centaurea thuillieri J.Duvign. & Lambinon
751. Centaurea toletana Boiss. & Reut.
752. Centaurea tomentella Hand.-Mazz.
753. Centaurea tommasinii A.Kern.
754. Centaurea tomorosii Micevski
755. Centaurea torreana Ten.
756. Centaurea tossiensis Freyn & Sint.
757. Centaurea tougourensis Boiss. & Reut.
758. Centaurea trachonitica Post
759. Centaurea transcaucasica Sosn. ex Grossh.
760. Centaurea × trauttmannii J.Wagner
761. Centaurea treskana Micevski
762. Centaurea triamularia Aldén
763. Centaurea trichocephala M.Bieb. ex Willd.
764. Centaurea triniifolia Heuff.
765. Centaurea tripontina López-Alvarado, L.Sáez, Filigh., Guardiola & Susan
766. Centaurea triumfettii All.
767. Centaurea tuntasia Heldr. ex Halácsy
768. Centaurea turkestanica Franch.
769. Centaurea tuzgoluensis Aytaç & H.Duman
770. Centaurea tymphaea Hausskn.
771. Centaurea ugamica Iljin
772. Centaurea ulrichiorum Wagenitz, F.H.Hellw. & Parolly
773. Centaurea ultreiae Silva Pando
774. Centaurea uniflora Turra
775. Centaurea urgellensis Sennen
776. Centaurea urvillei DC.
777. Centaurea ustulata DC.
778. Centaurea uysalii Şirin & Çeçen
779. Centaurea valdemonensis Domina, Di Grist. & Barone
780. Centaurea valesiaca (DC.) Jord.
781. Centaurea vandasii Velen.
782. Centaurea vanensis Wagenitz
783. Centaurea vankovii Klokov
784. Centaurea varnensis Velen.
785. Centaurea vatevii Degen, Urumov & Wagn.
786. Centaurea vavilovii Takht. & Gabrieljan
787. Centaurea veneris (Sommier) Bég.
788. Centaurea vermia Rech.f.
789. Centaurea vermiculigera Hub.-Mor.
790. Centaurea verutum L.
791. Centaurea vesceritensis Boiss.
792. Centaurea vichrenensis (Skokanová) Raus & Strid
793. Centaurea virescens (Guss.) Domina & Raimondo
794. Centaurea virgata Lam.
795. Centaurea visianii Radić
796. Centaurea vlachorum Hartvig
797. Centaurea vorasana (Skokanová) Raus & Strid
798. Centaurea wagenitzii Hub.-Mor.
799. Centaurea wallichiana Less.
800. Centaurea wendelboi Wagenitz
801. Centaurea werneri Wagenitz, F.H.Hellw. & Parolly
802. Centaurea wettsteinii Degen & Dörfl.
803. Centaurea wiedemanniana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
804. Centaurea wolgensis DC.
805. Centaurea woronowii Bornm. ex Sosn.
806. Centaurea xaveri N.Garcia & Susanna
807. Centaurea xerolepida Pau
808. Centaurea xylobasis Rech.f.
809. Centaurea yaltirikii N.Aksoy, H.Duman & Efe
810. Centaurea yemensis Wagenitz
811. Centaurea yozgatensis Wagenitz
812. Centaurea zaferii Negaresh
813. Centaurea zagrosmontana Ranjbar & Heydari
814. Centaurea zangulensis Ranjbar & Negaresh
815. Centaurea zarrei Negaresh
816. Centaurea zeybekii Wagenitz
817. Centaurea ziganensis Yüzb., M.Bona & İ.Genç
818. Centaurea zlatarskyana Urum. & J.Wagner
819. Centaurea zlatiborensis Zlatković, Novaković & Janaćković
820. Centaurea × zubiae Pau
821. Centaurea zuccariniana DC.

The Importance of Centaurea

Beyond their aesthetic appeal, Centaurea species play important roles in their ecosystems. They provide food and habitat for a variety of insects, birds, and other animals. Some species are also used in traditional medicine and as ornamental plants.

However, some Centaurea species, like the yellow star-thistle, can also be invasive, posing threats to native plant communities. Understanding the ecological roles of different Centaurea species is crucial for conservation efforts.

Exploring the World of Centaurea

I encourage you to delve deeper into the world of Centaurea. Whether you’re a seasoned botanist or a curious nature enthusiast, there’s always something new to discover about this fascinating genus. Observe the intricate details of their flowers, learn about their ecological roles, and appreciate their contribution to the biodiversity of our planet.

Remember: When exploring natural areas, always be mindful of the environment and avoid disturbing plant life. Let’s appreciate the beauty of Centaurea and other plant species while respecting their natural habitats.