Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Centaurea calcitrapa L.
Red Star Thistle; Purple Star Thistle; Caltrops
Herb
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native
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Classification
Asterales
Centaurea calcitrapa L. - Red Star Thistle; Purple Star Thistle; Caltrops
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358938>Centaurea calcitrapa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 917. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://linnean-online.org/10660>Without data, (lectotype: LINN 1030.55). Lectotypified by Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 22 : 137. 1968.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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