- Centaurea sadleriana
Taxobox
name = "Centaurea sadleriana"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Inflorescence
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cynareae
genus = "Centaurea "
species = "C. sadleriana"
binomial = "Centaurea sadleriana"
binomial_authority = Janka"Centaurea sadleriana" (Pannonian Knapweed) is a Pannonian sub-endemic plant, mostly found on the
Pannonian Basin . It grows up to 2 m tall, and has purple or pinkish flowers, which blossom from May to late October.Simon, T. (2000). "A magyarországi edényes flóra határozója" ("Field guide to the vascular flora of Hungary").]This plant likes dry habitats, prefers loess and sandy soil. It can be found on lowlands and also on hilly habitats.
This species is not endangered yet, but the world population is so small (it grows only in Hungary and its border regions) that it has become protected in Hungary, and is listed on the European Red List of Endangered Plants. [Zasavica Special Nature Reserve: [http://www.zasavica.org.yu/engleski/ugrozene.htm Survey of Extremely Endangered Taxons in the Flora of Serbia Which Live in the SNR Zasavica] ]
References
External links
http://www.terraalapitvany.hu/haznov/htm/Centaurea.sadleriana.htmlhttp://www.smmi.hu/termtud/ismeretterjesztes/fajlista2001.htm List of protected species in Hungary
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