Centaurea maculosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Centaurea maculosa Lam.

(not an active name)

Spotted knapweed

2006 Steven Thorsted

2001 CDFA

Centaurea maculosa is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

also called Centaurea stoebe ssp. australis

Cal-IPC rating: high


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2006 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Centaurea
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:

Alternate Names:


JEF	Centaurea stoebe ssp. australis
PLANTS	Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos

Information about Centaurea maculosa from other sources


Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Cal-IPC Profile rating: high Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links 2006 Steven Thorsted:!2001 CDFA:! null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).