Centaurea diluta
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| Centaurea diluta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centaurea |
| Species: | C. diluta
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| Binomial name | |
| Centaurea diluta Aiton
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Centaurea diluta, the lesser star-thistle,[1] North African knapweed,[2] or pale-flowered centaury,[3] is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Centaurea diluta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Aiton, William (1789). Hortus Kewensis, or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. 3. London: George Nicol. p. 261.
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