Asteraceae
Centaurea calocephala
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Bulgarian
- Красивокошничкова метличина
Synonyms
- Centaurea atropurpurea Waldst. & Kit.
- Centaurea calophylla Steud.
- Centaurea glauca Desf. ex DC.
- Centaurea subalpina Schur
- Colymbada atropurpurea (Waldst. & Kit.) Holub
- Cyanus atropurpureus Baumg.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julia Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julia Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.