Asteraceae
Centaurea pectinata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Synonyms
- Centaurea fuscata Jord.
- Centaurea pectinata var. pectinata
- Jacea pectinata (L.) Soják
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 117 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sergio Hermoso, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Delon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jean.claude, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jcasado94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: William Stephens, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: danny BARTHELEMY, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mireille thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.