purple star thistle
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star thistle — noun : any of various plants of the genus Centaurea: as a. : an annual or biennial herb (Centaurea calcitrapa) having a basal rosette of deeply toothed leaves, a much branched stem, and axillary or terminal heads of pinkish to purple tubular… … Useful english dictionary
star thistle — noun Date: 1578 1. a widely naturalized spiny Old World knapweed (Centaurea calcitrapa) with purple flowers called also caltrops 2. any of various knapweeds related to the star thistle … New Collegiate Dictionary
star-thistle — noun Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine tipped scales; naturalized in America • Syn: ↑caltrop, ↑Centauria calcitrapa • Hypernyms: ↑centaury … Useful english dictionary
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Centaurea — Taxobox name = Centaurea image width = 250px image caption = Centaurea americana regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae subfamilia = Carduoideae [cite journal last = Panero first =… … Wikipedia
Centaurea calcitrapa — Taxobox name = Centaurea calcitrapa image width = 250px image caption = Young plant regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Cynareae genus = Centaurea species = C. calcitrapa … Wikipedia
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Centaurea calcitrapa — ID 16634 Symbol Key CECA2 Common Name red star thistle Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AZ, CA, DC, IA, IL, IN, MD, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, UT, VA, WA Growth … USDA Plant Characteristics
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