Characteristics
Dicots
Centaurea benedicta (L.)L.
BLESSED THISTLE
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
CENTAUREA BENEDICTA (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1296. 1763.
Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus 1753.
Without data, Herb. Clifford 394 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 22: 138. 1968.
Species Distribution Map
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