Common name
English: Annual valerian
German: Fußangel-Spornblume
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2557)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2455)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2077)
Order: Dipsacales (30)
Family: Caprifoliaceae (20) (family description)
Genus: Centranthus (2)
Epithet: calcitrapa (L.) Dufr. (1)
calcitrapa => caltrop (an antipersonnel weapon made up of sharp spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base)
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
External links
Check for Centranthus calcitrapa at World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
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