Asteraceae

Centaurea sicula L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea

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Centaurea sicula (Centaurea sicula) — FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Calcitrapa fusca Moench
Calcitrapa sicula (L.) Soják
Centaurea aurea hort. ex Steud.
Centaurea barbara Pomel
Centaurea fuscata Desf.
Centaurea fuscescens Pomel
Centaurea kroumirensis Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.
Centaurea marginata Ten.
Centaurea multiflora Pers.
Centaurea nicaeensis All.
Centaurea nicaeensis subsp. walliana Maire
Centaurea nicaeensis var. nicaeensis
Centaurea scabra C.Presl
Centaurea xanthina Spreng.
Colymbada sicula (L.) Hill

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Edoardo Nardelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.