Centaurea calcitrapa

Big-head Purple Starthistle

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Species group: Plants

Found in: Noxious weeds

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Classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Phylum:

Anthophyta

Class:

Dicotyledoneae

Order:

Asterales

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Centaurea

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Distribution

Distribution in Egypt

Nile region, oases and Mediterranean region.

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Global Distribution

Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Arabia, Iran.

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Localities documented in Tropicos sources

Centaurea calcitrapa L.:
Canada (North America)
Chile (South America)
Sudan (Africa & Madagascar)
United States (North America)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)

Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.

References:

Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157.
Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Sympetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 3. 596 pp. In H. A. Gleason Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
Fernald, M. 1950. Manual (ed. 8) i–lxiv, 1–1632. American Book Co., New York.
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. Cal. Fl. 1–1681. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Munz, P. A. 1974. Fl. S. Calif. 1–1086. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Cronquist, A. J. 1980. Asteraceae. 1: i–xv, 1–261. In Vasc. Fl. S.E. U. S. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
Jeffrey, C. 1968. Notes on Compositae: III. The Cynareae in East Tropical Africa. Kew Bull. 22(1): 107–140.

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Annuals, biennials, or short-lived perennials, 20–100 cm. Stems 1–several, often forming rounded mounds, puberulent to loosely tomentose. Leaves puberulent to loosely gray-tomentose, becoming ± glabrous, minutely resin-gland-dotted; proximal leaves petiolate, blades 10–20 cm, 1–3 times pinnately dissected, rosette with central cluster of spines; mid sessile, not decurrent, blades ovate, usually less than 10 cm, narrowly lobed; distal blades linear to oblong, entire to shallowly lobed. Heads disciform, borne singly or in leafy cymiform arrays, sessile or short-pedunculate. Involucres ovoid, 15–20 × 6–8 mm. Principal phyllaries: bodies greenish or stramineous, ovate, scarious-margined, appendages stramineous, spiny fringed at base, each tipped by a stout spreading spine 10–25 mm. Inner phyllaries: appendages truncate, spineless. Florets 25–40; corollas purple, all ± equal, 15–24 mm; sterile corollas slender. Cypselae white or brown-streaked, 2.5–3.4 mm, glabrous; pappi 0. 2n = 20.

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Habitat

Along canal banks, roadsides, waste land, edges of cultivation.

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Associations

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Acanthiophilus helianthi feeds within capitulum of Centaurea calcitrapa

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Chaetostomella cylindrica feeds within capitulum of Centaurea calcitrapa

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Trupanea amoena feeds within capitulum of Centaurea calcitrapa
Remarks: Other: uncertain

Foodplant / gall
larva of Urophora quadrifasciata causes gall of capitulum of Centaurea calcitrapa

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Life Expectancy

Annual or biennial.

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Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Centaurea calcitrapa

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Classification

Other Global Common Names:

Red Star-thistle - red star-thistle

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Taxonomy:

Informal Taxonomy:

Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Aster Family

Formal Taxonomy:

Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Asterales - Asteraceae - Centaurea

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1994-03-22

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Centaurea calcitrapa

Big-head Purple Starthistle

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Distribution

Distribution in Egypt

Global Distribution

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

National Distribution

Canada

United States

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Centaurea calcitrapa

Big-head Purple Starthistle

Data Sources

Table of Contents

Distribution

Distribution in Egypt

Global Distribution

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

National Distribution

Canada

United States

Morphology

Description

Habitat

Habitat

Associations

Associations

Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

United States

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