Asteraceae
Centaurea sphaerocephala
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (1)
- German
- Kugelkopf-Flockenblume
Synonyms
- Calcitrapoides sphaerocephala (L.) Holub
- Centaurea caespitosa Cirillo
- Centaurea corsica Gand.
- Centaurea ixodes Pomel
- Centaurea linnaeana Walp.
- Centaurea pterocaulos Pomel
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. fontanesii (Durieu) Batt.
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. oligocentra Maire
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. sphaerocephala
- Centaurea sphaerocephala var. transiens Faure & Maire
Photos
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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.