Compositae taxon details

Centaurea jacea L.

To NHMUK collection (Centaurea jacea L.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:1990215)
To NHMUK collection (Centaurea jacea L.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:1990215)

1095109 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1095109)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Carduoideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cardueae (Tribe)
  13. Centaureinae (Subtribe)
  14. Centaurea (Genus)
  15. Centaurea jacea (Species)
accepted
Species
Behen jacea Hill · unaccepted
Jacea pratensis Lam. · unaccepted

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  1. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. angustifolia (DC.)
  2. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. banatica (Roch.) Hayek
  3. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. dracunculifolia (Dufour) A.Bolòs
  4. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. forojuliensis (Poldini) Greuter
  5. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. gaudinii (Boiss. & Reut.) Gremli
  6. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. haynaldii Hayek
  7. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. jacea
  8. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. julica (Hayek) Greuter
  9. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. substituta (Czerep.) Mikheev
  10. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. timbalii (Martrin-Donos) Braun-Blanq. & al.
  11. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. vinyalsii (Sennen) O.Bolòs & al.
  12. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. weldeniana (Rchb.) Greuter
  13. Variety Centaurea jacea var. cadevallii Font Quer ex O.Bolòs & Vigo (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Variety Centaurea jacea var. grandiflora (uncertain > unassessed)
  15. Variety Centaurea jacea var. rocheliana (uncertain > unassessed)
  16. Forma Centaurea jacea f. jacea accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  17. Forma Centaurea jacea f. majuscula Rouy accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  18. Forma Centaurea jacea f. scopulicola Rouy accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  19. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. amara (L.) Rouy accepted as Centaurea jacea subsp. gaudinii (Boiss. & Reut.) Gremli
  20. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. bracteata (Scop.) Hayek accepted as Centaurea jacea subsp. gaudinii (Boiss. & Reut.) Gremli
  21. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. debeauxii (Godr. & Gren.) R.C.V.Douin accepted as Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren.
  22. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. decipiens (Thuill.) accepted as Centaurea decipiens Thuill.
  23. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. degeniana (J.Wagner) Hayek accepted as Centaurea degeniana J.Wagner
  24. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. grandiflora (Gaudin) Schübl. & G.Martens accepted as Centaurea thuillieri (Dostál) J.Duvign. & Lambinon
  25. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. jungens Gugler accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  26. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. lusitanica Hayek accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  27. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. microptilon (Godr.) E.Sauer accepted as Centaurea macroptilon Borbás
  28. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. nigra (L.) Bonnier & Layens accepted as Centaurea nigra L.
  29. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. nigrescens (Willd.) Čelak. accepted as Centaurea nigrescens Willd.
  30. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. oxylepis (Wimm. & Grab.) Hayek accepted as Centaurea oxylepis (Wimm. & Grab.) Hayek
  31. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. pannonica (Heuff.) Hayek accepted as Centaurea jacea subsp. angustifolia (DC.)
  32. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. pratensis (W.D.J.Koch) Čelak. accepted as Centaurea thuillieri (Dostál) J.Duvign. & Lambinon
  33. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. razgradiensis (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. accepted as Centaurea phrygia subsp. razgradensis (Velen.) Greuter
  34. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. ropalon (Pomel) Maire accepted as Centaurea ropalon Pomel
  35. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. ruscinonensis (Boiss.) P.Fourn. accepted as Centaurea decipiens subsp. ruscinonensis (Boiss.) Dostál
  36. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. subjacea (Beck) Hyl. accepted as Centaurea subjacea (Beck) Hayek
  37. Subspecies Centaurea jacea subsp. transalpina (DC.) R.C.V.Douin accepted as Centaurea nigrescens subsp. transalpina (Schleich. ex DC.) Nyman
  38. Variety Centaurea jacea var. illudens Maire accepted as Centaurea ropalon Pomel
  39. Variety Centaurea jacea var. jacea accepted as Centaurea jacea L.
  40. Variety Centaurea jacea var. pratensis W.D.J.Koch accepted as Centaurea moncktonii C.E.Britton
  41. Variety Centaurea jacea var. ruscinonensis (Boiss.) O.Bolòs & Vigo accepted as Centaurea decipiens subsp. ruscinonensis (Boiss.) Dostál
  42. Variety Centaurea jacea var. vinyalsii (Sennen) O.Bolòs & Vigo accepted as Centaurea jacea subsp. vinyalsii (Sennen) O.Bolòs & al.
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 914 [details] 

(of Calcitrapa jacea (L.) Peterm.) Fl. Bienitz
page(s): 48 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:FD1FE9DD-4899-4EA3-BE89-5FE5BA72ED4C  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:FD1FE9DD-4899-4EA3-BE89-5FE5BA72ED4C [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753  
Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Centaurea jacea L.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1095109 on 2026-07-29
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2008-06-28 06:42:42Z
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Flann, Christina
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 914 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea lacera Simonk.) (1887). Enum. Fl. Transsilv.
page(s): 345 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea pratensis (Lam.) Salisb.) (1796). Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton
page(s): 208 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea humifusa Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.) (1845). Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 2(2,6)
page(s): 696 [details] 

original description (of Jacea tomentosa Gilib.) (1782). Fl. Lit. Inch. 1
page(s): 193 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea nigrescens Gren. & Godr.) (1850). Fl. France [Grenier] 2
page(s): 241 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea scopulicola (Rouy) Soest) (1947). Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 54: 77 (1947)
page(s): 77 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea majuscula (Rouy) Soest) (1947). Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 54
page(s): 101 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea jungens Gugler) (1907). Centaur. Ungar. (Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. vi.)
page(s): 46 [details] 

original description (of Behen jacea Hill) (1768). Hort. Kew.
page(s): 68 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa pratensis (Salisb.) Peterm.) Fl. Bienitz
page(s): 49 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea consimilis Boreau) (1857). Fl. Centre France, ed. 3 [Boreau] 2
page(s): 351 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea syrmiensis Gugler) (1907). Centaur. Ungar. (Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. vi.)
page(s): 261 [details] 

original description (of Cyanus jacea G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.) (1801). Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 3(1)
page(s): 172 [details] 

original description (of Jacea pratensis Lam.) (1779). Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 2
page(s): 54 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea nemophila Jord. ex Nyman) (1879). Consp. Fl. Eur. 2
page(s): 421 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea decumbens Dubois ex Pers.) (1805). Syn. Pl. 1: 485 (1805)
page(s): 485 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea mollis Schleich.) (1821). Cat. Pl. Helv., ed. 4.
page(s): 12 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea croatica (Hayek) Soest) (1947). Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 54
page(s): 83 [details] 

original description (of Cyanus collinus G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.) (1801). Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 3(1)
page(s): 172 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea platylepis Peterm.) (1844). Flora 27(2)
page(s): 475 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea viretorum Jord. ex Nyman) (1879). Consp. Fl. Eur. 2
page(s): 421 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea hastata Gugler) (1907). Centaur. Ungar. (Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. vi.)
page(s): 261 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea variabilis H.Lév.) (1917). Bull. Geogr. Bot. 27
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea media Gugler) (1907). Centaur. Ungar. (Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. vi.)
page(s): 261 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa jacea (L.) Peterm.) Fl. Bienitz
page(s): 48 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea lusitanica (Hayek) Soest) (1947). Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 54
page(s): 95 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Centaurea iacea [Euro+Med] [details]

Contributed data: Notes Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
as "Jacea" [Tropicos] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
L., Sp. Pl. 1753. [Euro+Med]
Sp. Pl. [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Sp. Pl. : 914 (1753) [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Sp. Pl. 2: 914 (1753) [Flora del Conosur]
Sp. Pl. 914 (1753) [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Species Plantarum [IPNI]
Species Plantarum 2: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:FD1FE9DD-4899-4EA3-BE89-5FE5BA72ED4C [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (from synonym Centaurea mollis Schleich.)
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes) 
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Centaurea nigrescens Gren. & Godr.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centaurea jacea) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centaurea mollis) (from synonym Centaurea mollis Schleich.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centaurea nigrescens) (from synonym Centaurea nigrescens Gren. & Godr.)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 21 proteins) 
To NHMUK collection (Centaurea jacea L.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:1990215) 
From editor or global species database

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