Common name
English: Salamanca knapweed
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Mantisalca (1)
Epithet: salmantica (L.) Briq. & Cavillier (1)
Synonyms: Calcitrapa altissima Lam., Centaurea salmantica L.
altissima => very high (referring to altitude), (altus, high)
salmantica => from ancient Salmantica, now Salamanca, in Spain
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet