Centaurea benedicta
Blessed Thistle, Our Lady's Thistle
Also known as: Benedicta officinalis Bernh. +16 more
- Benedicta officinalis Bernh.
- Calcitrapa benedicta (L.) Dum.Cours., 1811
- Calcitrapa benedicta (L.) Sweet
- Carbeni benedicta (L.) Arcang.
- Carbeni benedicta (L.) Benth.
- Carbeni benedicta Adans.
- Carbenia benedicta (L.) Adans.
- Carbenia benedicta (L.) Arcang., 1882
- Carbenia benedicta (L.) Benth.
- Carbenii benedicta Adans.
- Cardosanctus officinalis (Bernh.) Bubani
- Carduus benedictus (L.) Garsault
- Carduus benedictus (L.) Steud.
- Carduus benedictus (L.) Thell., 1908
- Centaurea benedicta var. kotschyi (Sch.Bip.) Ghaz.
- Centaurea centriflora Friv. ex Gugler
- Centaurea pseudobenedicta E.H.L.Krause
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Centaurea benedicta (commonly known as Blessed Thistle or Our Lady's thistle) is an annual within the Asteraceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Arizona, Arkansas, Belgium, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Ecuador, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Illinois, Ireland, Libya, Maryland, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Romania, South Carolina, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms