Flower, side view; Otero de Sanabria, Zamora, Spain; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Flower; Otero de Sanabria, Zamora, Spain; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Otero de Sanabria, Zamora, Spain; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1172 Date of entry: 13.09.2009 Last update: 11.01.2020
Spanish: Espina de calvero
Kingdom: Plantae (2598)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2495)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2110)
Order: Asterales (219)
Family: Asteraceae (218)(family description)
Genus: Centaurea (15)
Epithet: ornata Willd. (1)
ornata => adorned, decorated
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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