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Maltese Star Thistle

Centaurea melitensis L.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Centaurea melitensis L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Centaurea melitensis
Centaurea melitensis L.
Centaurea melitensis L. (1848)
Recognized by IABIN
Centaurea melitensis Linnaeus
Recognized by eFloras
Seridia melitensis Sweet
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Calcitrapa conferta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Calcitrapa melitensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Centaurea americana
Centaurea americana Nutt.
Species recognized by USDA Plants data
Centaurea congesta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Centaurea patibilcensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Cyanus melitensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Seridia melitensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Calcitrapa conferta Moench
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Sojak
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Centaurea patibilcensis DC.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Seridia melitensis (L.) Sw.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Calcitrapa conferta Moench
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják
Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam
Centaurea patibilcensis DC.
Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
Seridia melitensis (L.) Sw.
Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.
Calcitrapa conferta Moench
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Calcitrapa conferta Moench
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Sojak
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea americana Spreng.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea apula Lam.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea congesta Willd. ex DC.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berthel.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea patibilcensis DC.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Centaurea patibilcensis DC.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Centaurea sessiliflora Lam.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Seridia melitensis (L.) Sw.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Seridia melitensis (L.) Sw.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Maltese star-thistle preferred
Yellow centaurea
Recognized by admin
American star-thistle
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images

Arabic

قنطريون مالطي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大矢车菊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
马耳他岛矢车菊
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

chrpa maltská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Maltankaunokki
Recognized by admin
maltankaunokki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Malta-Flockenblume preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Fiordaliso maltese preferred
Recognized by Pignatti, 1982

Japanese

ヒレハリギク preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Kabyle

Ittim preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Beija-mão preferred
Recognized by admin
Cardo-beija-na-mão
Recognized by admin
Centaúrea-de-malta
Recognized by admin

Spanish; Castilian

Abrepuño amarillo preferred
Recognized by Flora do Brasil
Abrepuño
Recognized by Flora do Brasil
Cardo de Malta
Recognized by Flora do Brasil
Flor del minero
Recognized by Flora do Brasil

Welsh

pengaled seraidd Malta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قنطريون مالطى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Centaurea melitensis L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Asterales
Asteraceae
Centaurea
670 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Asteraceae Dumort.
Carduoideae Cass. ex Sw.
Centaurea L.
711 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Asterales
Asteraceae
Centaurea
659 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Asterales
Asteraceae
Centaurea
670 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Asteraceae
Centaurea L.
1291 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Asteraceae
Centaurea L.
1291 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
asterids
campanulids
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cardueae
Centaureinae
Centaurea
Centaurea melitensis (this page)
281 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cynareae
Centaureinae
Cyanus
Cyanus melitensis (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cynareae
Centaureinae
Centaurea
1727 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cynareae
Centaureinae
Centaurea
Centaurea congesta (this page)
1727 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cynareae
Centaureinae
Centaurea
Centaurea melitensis (this page)
1727 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Asteranae
Asterales
Asteraceae
Carduoideae
Cynareae
Centaureinae
Centaurea
Centaurea americana (this page)
1727 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota