Centaurea ragusina

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Centaurea ragusina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea
Species:
C. ragusina
Binomial name
Centaurea ragusina
L. (1753)
Subspecies [1]
  • Centaurea ragusina subsp. lungensis(Ginzb.) Hayek
  • Centaurea ragusina subsp. ragusina
Synonyms [1]

Colymbada ragusina(L.) Holub

Centaurea ragusina, commonly known as Dalmatian knapweed, [2] is a species of Centaurea endemic to coastal Dalmatia in southern Croatia. [3] [1] It is an herbaceous perennial subshrub which grows in crevices on coastal cliffs. [2]

Two subspecies are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Centaurea ragusina L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Radović, Jasminka; Čivić, Kristijan; Topić, Ramona, eds. (2006). Biodiversity of Croatia (PDF). Zagreb: State Institute for Nature Protection Ministry of Culture, Republic of Croatia. ISBN   953-7169-20-0.
  3. "Centaurea ragusina in Tropicos".