Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.

binominal name:
Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
binominal name (basionym):
Cnicus benedictus L.
name recognized:
Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
name recognized (basionym):
Cnicus benedictus L.

cited non-linnean name:
Carduus Benedictus

drawing: B. Besler

family: Compositae
subfamily: Cichorioideae
subtribe: Centaureinae

epithet: benedictus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Teyler museum, Haarlem, Netherlands
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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Calcitrapa benedicta (L.) Sweet; Carduus benedictus (L.) Garsault; Cnicus benedictus L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Calcitrapa lanuginosa Lam.; Carduus benedictus Auct. ex Steudel; Centaurea centriflora Friv. ex Gugler; Centaurea pseudobenedicta (Asch.) E.H.L.Krause; Cirsium pugnax Sommier & Levier; Cnicus bulgaricus Panov; Cnicus kotschyi Sch.Bip.;