Centaurea diffusa Lam.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Centaurea diffusa Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Mery DEM-117, 14 Jul 2018

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. El Paso Co. Black Forest. Off Route 83 South.

  • Habitat

    Growing with Centaurea maculosa L and Centaurea diffusa Lam.

  • Description

    White corollas. May be a hybrid, since Its involucre has spotted phyllaries and a center appendage spine tip similar in length to C. maculosa but its corollas are white (some have a little bit of pink on corolla closest to involucre) like C. diffusa. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03350265

    Occurrence ID: 7a7c35fa-034e-4c5e-9666-eea4b3300b19

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Centaurea diffusa Lam. det D. E. Atha, 2018

    Centaurea maculosa Lam.
    Note: with white corollas or Centaurea x psammogena (diffuse-spotted knapweed hybrid)

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    El Paso Co.

  • City/Township

    Black Forest

  • Locality

    Off Route 83 South

  • Coordinates

    39.0972, -104.77

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United States of America. Colorado. El Paso Co. Black Forest,
Off Route 83 South. 39.097231°, -104.770479°. Growing with
Centaurea maculosa L and Centaurea diffusa Lam.
White corollas. May be a hybrid, since Its involucre has spotted
phyllaries and a center appendage spine tip similar in length to C.
maculosa but its corollas are white (some have a little bit of pink
on corolla closest to involucre) like C. diffusa.
David E. Mery DEM- 117
14 Jul 2018
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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