Genus Centaurea L.


Summary
Genus number:
2232
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Centaureinae
Common name(s):

knapweed
Accession count:

68 (13  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s) Possible synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 2004. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 54. Taxon 53:818. Note: recommended
  2. Garcia-Jacas, N. et al. 2000. The natural delimitation of Centaurea (Asteraceae: Cardueae): ITS sequence analysis of the Centaurea jacea group. Pl. Syst. Evol. 223:185-199.
  3. Garcia-Jacas, N. et al. 2001. Generic delimitation and phylogeny of the subtribe Centaureinae (Asteraceae): a combined nuclear and chloroplast DNA analysis. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 87:503-515.
  4. Greuter, W. et al. 2001. (1509) Proposal to conserve the name Centaurea with a conserved type. Taxon 50:1201-1205.
  5. Ochsmann, J. 2001. Welcome to the Centaurea pages
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2232. Accessed 10 May 2026.