Centaurea pseudoaxillaris

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Common names

Scientific name

Centaurea pseudoaxillaris Stef. & T. Georg.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. Roots tuberous, up to 20 cm in length; Stem is 15-35 cm high; Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, each having a continuous edge; Appendages of involucral phyllaries continue at the base of the outermost disc florets. Flowering May - June.

Habitat

Limy, stony and shrubby places.

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: Thracian Plane, The Tundzha Hilly Plane and Rhodopes (middle and east) [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

General distribution

Bulgarian endemic.

Centaurea pseudoaxillaris на български

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