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Asteraceae

Common crupina

Crupina vulgaris Pers. ex Cass.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Crupina

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Common crupina: Crupina vulgaris , USA
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Common names

By language (8)
Asturian
Cabezu
Bulgarian
Обикновена крупина
Chinese
半毛菊
Czech
Chrpinka obecná
English
Common crupina
German
Gewöhnlicher Schlüpfsame
kab
Tisennanin
Persian
سیاهفندق معمولی

Synonyms

  • Centaurea acuta Lam.
  • Centaurea crupina L.
  • Centaurea tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Centaurea vulgaris Pers.
  • Crupina acuta Fritsch ex Janch.
  • Crupina alpestris Arv.-Touv.
  • Crupina brachypappa Jord. & Fourr.
  • Crupina crupina H.Karst.
  • Crupina crupinastrum subsp. brachypappa (Jord. & Fourr.) Beauverd
  • Crupina oligantha Tschern.
  • Crupina pauciflora Hoffmanns. & Link
  • Crupina pauciflora Kar. & Kir.
  • Crupina vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
  • Crupina vulgaris var. vulgaris
  • Cyanus lanceolatus Moench
  • Serratula crupina Vill.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.