Asteraceae
Centaurea ovina
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Bangla
- সেনচুয়ারে কিমেরিদজেই
- Finnish
- Risukaunokki
Synonyms
- Acosta ovina (Pall. ex Willd.) Soják
- Acrolophus ovinus (Pall. ex Willd.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Centaurea hohenackeriana Trautv.
- Centaurea intacta Ledeb.
- Centaurea kimeridzei M.Kimer.
- Centaurea ovina subsp. ovina
Photos

Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maja Graniszewska, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, 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); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.