Asteraceae
Centaurea spinosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- قنطريون شوكي
- arz
- قنطريون شوكى
- Greek
- Κενταύρια η ακανθώδης
Synonyms
- Acosta spinosa (L.) Scop.
- Centaurea cycladum Heldr.
- Centaurea spinosa var. spinosa
- Centaurea tragacanthoides Rech.f.
Photos
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 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.