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Asteraceae

Maltese centaury

Cheirolophus crassifolius (Bertol.) Susanna

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cheirolophus

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Maltese centaury: Cheirolophus crassifolius , Malta Thanks to Stephen Mifsud http://www.maltawildplants.com Flowering plant
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
arz
شيرولوفوس كراسيفوليوس
Chinese
海耳菊
English
Maltese centaury, Maltese rock-centaury
Maltese
Widnet il-Baħar
Persian
کیرولوپوس کراسیفولیوس, سنتائوری مالت, چریولوپوس کراسیفولیوس
Spanish
Palaeocyanus

Synonyms

  • Centaurea crassifolia Bertol.
  • Centaurea nitida Naldi ex DC.
  • Centaurea spathulata Zerafa
  • Palaeocyanus crassifolius (Bertol.) Dostál

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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.