Asteraceae
Centaurea regia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قنطريون ملكي
- Persian
- گل گندم کرمانشاهی
Synonyms
- Cynaroides regia (Boiss.) Dostál
Photos
Photo: Musa geçit, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea regia: Centaurea regia — Herbarium specimen from Mosul, Roadside [?], between Sheikh Adi & [Atrish], Iraq. Collected by Hossain, M. (1978-06-09). Recorded in GBIF occu](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Centaurea_regia_%28GBIF_4906844600%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_regia_%28GBIF_4906844600%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 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Centaurea regia: Centaurea regia — Herbarium specimen from Limestone ridge to the north east of [Derbendi] Khan; MSU, Iraq. Collected by Poore, M.E.D. (1958-05-07). Recorded in](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Centaurea_regia_%28GBIF_4906848349%29.jpg/1280px-Centaurea_regia_%28GBIF_4906848349%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
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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.