Asteraceae

Centaurea seridis L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea

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Centaurea seridis (Centaurea seridis) — FlowerPhoto: Katerina Kalogerini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

kab: Tafrat

Synonyms

Calcitrapoides seridis (L.) Holub
Centaurea seridis var. auriculata (Balb.) Ball
Centaurea seridis var. calva Maire & Sauvage
Centaurea seridis var. epapposa Caball.
Centaurea seridis var. pterocaulos (Pomel) Maire
Centaurea seridis var. seridis
Centaurea seridis var. sonchifolia (L.) Briq.
Centaurea seridis var. subferox Pau & Font Quer

Flowers

In flower: February to June (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Katerina Kalogerini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: milan kořínek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Androulidaki Paraskevi-Danai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: milan kořínek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: tylototriton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: George Papademetriou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.