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June 2025

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Centaurea alba L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 914 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000115984.

Synonyms of Centaurea alba L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Centaurea calva Reut. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 429. 1879 [Oct 1879] wfo-0000012670
Centaurea nitida Lam. Fl. Franç. 2: 49 (1779) wfo-0000031688
Centaurea alba var. alba wfo-0000051555
Centaurea globosa hort. ex DC. Prodr. 6: 569 (1838) wfo-0000056663
Centaurea strobilacea Scop. Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 1: 38 (1786) wfo-0000081432

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link