Asteraceae
Centaurea argentea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Synonyms
- Acosta argentea (L.) Holub
- Acrolophus ragusinus Webb ex Steud.
- Centaurea argentea var. argentea
- Centaurea ragusina Sm.
- Centaurea tomentosa Salisb.
- Cyanus ragusinus Gaertn.
- Cyanus rotundatus Moench
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.