Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:917. 1753
Verified:
03/01/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
cockspur thistle – Maltese centaury – Maltese cockspur – Maltese star thistle – Maltese thistle – Napa thistle – tocalote – wild Irishman – yellow cockspur – French
centaurée de Malte – croix de Malte – German
Malteser Flockenblume – Portuguese (Brazil)
centáurea-estrela-de-malta – Swedish
maltaklint –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Cabo Verde | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja Norte | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Pichincha | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom, Norway
Naturalized
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
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MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja Norte]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Idaho, Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador [Pichincha], Peru
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316613.
Accessed 19 September 2024.