Genus

Centaurea

39 species in this taxon

Centaurea (Centaurea) is a genus of closely related species sharing distinctive morphological features. Notable species include Akamas Centaury, Alpine Knapweed, Bighead knapweed, and Black Knapweed. It belongs to Daisy Family (Asteraceae).

Species in this Genus

Akamas Centaury

Centaurea akamantis

CR

Alpine Knapweed

Centaurea nigrescens

NE

Bighead knapweed

Centaurea macrocephala

NE

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

NE

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

NE

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

LC

Daralagezian Tomanthea

Centaurea daralagoezica

VU

Demiriz's Centaury

Centaurea demirizii

CR

Diffuse knapweed

Centaurea diffusa

NE

Diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid

Centaurea psammogena

NE

dusty-miller

Centaurea ragusina

NE

dusty-miller

Centaurea gymnocarpa

EN

Dusty miller

Centaurea cineraria

NE

Eastern Star-thistle

Centaurea hyalolepis

NE

Feather-head knapweed

Centaurea trichocephala

NE

Garden cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

NT

Giant Knapweed

Centaurea macroptilon

NE

Greater knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

NT

Iberian knapweed

Centaurea iberica

NE

Iranian knapweed

Centaurea depressa

NE

Jersey knapweed

Centaurea paniculata

NE

Karl-Henrikh's Centaury

Centaurea caroli-henrici

CR

Lesser Star-thistle

Centaurea diluta

NE

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

NE

Meadow knapweed

Centaurea debeauxii

NE

Montane Knapweed

Centaurea montana

NE

Mouterde's Knapweed

Centaurea mouterdei

EN

Root-headed Centaury

Centaurea rhizocalathium

EN

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

NE

Spotted Knapweed

Centaurea stoebe

NE

Squarrose knapweed

Centaurea virgata

NE

star-thistle

Centaurea calcitrapa

EX

Thin-leaved Centaury

Centaurea leptophylla

CR

Various-fruited Knapweed

Centaurea heterocarpa

EN

Vavilov's Centaury

Centaurea vavilovii

CR

Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury

Centaurea drabifolioides

CR

Wig Knapweed

Centaurea phrygia

EN

Wild sandheath

Centaurea eriophora

NE

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

NE