Centaurea calcitrapa

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"
binomial = "Centaurea calcitrapa"
binomial_authority = L.

The Purple star thistle or Caltrop is a plant native of Europe. The Caltrop has spiny, pink-purple flower heads. It can be annual or biennial and has been naturalized in America. The common name "Caltrop" comes from the resemblance of the spiny flower head to the caltrop, an ancient instrument of war - though the plants were written about in English before, perhaps 500 years before, the weapons were, according to the OED.


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  • Centaurea Calcitrapa — Centaurea Cen tau*re a, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({Centaurea Calcitrapa}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Centaurea calcitrapa —   Calcitrapa Centaurea calcitrap …   Wikipedia Español

  • Centaurea calcitrapa — Stern Flockenblume Stern Flockenblume (Centaurea calcitrapa) Systematik Ordnung: Asternartige (Asterales) Fam …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Centaurea calcitrapa L. — Symbol CECA2 Common Name red star thistle Botanical Family Asteraceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Calcitrapa — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Puede referirse a: El nombre común de la planta Centaurea calcitrapa El nombre común de la planta Centaurea alba Obtenido de Calcitrapa Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Centaurea — Centaurea …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Centaurea — (del lat. «centaurēa») f. Centaura. * * * centaurea. (Del lat. centaurĕa). f. centaura. * * * Alrededor de 500 ● Centaurea calcitrapa ● Centaurea cyanus ● Centaurea diffusa ● Centaurea iberica ● Centaurea maculosa ● Centaurea montana ● Centaurea… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Calcitrăpa — (C. Vaill.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Compositae Tubulifiorae Centaurieae, der 3. Ordn. der Syngenesie L., aus mehreren Arten von Centaureen gebildet, auch als Unterabtheilung unter letztere gestellt. Merkwürdige Art: C. stellata Lam.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Centaurea — Cen tau*re a, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({Centaurea Calcitrapa}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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