Asteraceae
Centaurea persica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Persian
- گل گندم فارسی
Synonyms
- Centaurea persica var. persica
- Colymbada persica (Boiss.) Holub
Photos
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea persica: Centaurea persica — Herbarium specimen from Region and District MRO; Bet. the slope of Karokh Mount & Dar[g]aia Village, Iraq. Collected by Rawi; Nori; Kass (19](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906837237%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906837237%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea persica: Centaurea persica — Herbarium specimen from Region and District MRO; [Su] Waka Village - foot of Karoukh, Iraq. Collected by Kass; Nuri (1959-06-11). Recorded i](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906876338%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906876338%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea persica: Centaurea persica — Herbarium specimen from MRO; Lala[u]-Arl Gird Dagh (Lolan), Iraq. Collected by Gillett (1948-08-23). Recorded in GBIF occurrence 4906849364](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906849364%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906849364%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea persica: Centaurea persica — Herbarium specimen from MRO; slopes of NE [Arl Gùd] Dagh and descent to Darband, Iraq. Collected by Gillett (1947-08-05). Recorded in GBIF o](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906838579%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906838579%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea persica: Centaurea persica — Herbarium specimen from Rustam; [Arl Gird Bagh], Iraq. Collected by Guest, E.R. (1932-07-21). Recorded in GBIF occurrence 4906864030 .](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906864030%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_persica_%28GBIF_occurrence_4906864030%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 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). About our plant data.