Asteraceae
Centaurea alba
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قنطريون أبيض
- Spanish
- Centaura estrellada, Siempre nueva, Siempre-nueva, Trapacaballos
Synonyms
- Centaurea alba var. alba
- Centaurea calva Reut. ex Nyman
- Centaurea globosa hort. ex DC.
- Centaurea nitida Lam.
- Centaurea strobilacea Scop.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Luis nunes alberto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Solanum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Solanum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eusebiol, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eusebiol, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jacilluch, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jacilluch, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.