Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng., Syst. veg. 3:406. 1826 ;
Common name: Iberian Star Thistle, Iberian Knapweed Centaurea iberica (Iberian Starthistle or Iberian Knapweed) is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is known elsewhere as an introduced species and a noxious weed. (From Wikipedia on 14.6.13)
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads- Centaurea iberica from Kashmir-GS25 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Centaurea iberica from Kashmir, less common now (once it was very common) in wastelands and roadsides. Photographed from Pampore on June 20, 2010. ID Please : Attachments (1). 7 posts by 4 authors. Id Please This is Echinops echinatus. Please check this linkPhotographed in Kashmir It should be some other species in view of comments of ... in another thread. I am confused here. There is a single image with no information where the photo was taken. It is clearly not an Echinops? Kindly explain further. Thanks, ... I think it should be Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng. as per images herein. I could find it out from comparative images in efi at Carduoideae Yes, this does appear to match Centaurea iberica- Stewart records it from Baluchistan & many other parts of Pakistan through to Kashmir where it was common @ 300-2000m. References: GRIN Flora of China Flora of North America The Plant List (Unresolved) Flowers of India Wikipedia PFAF |
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