American Star-Thistle (Centaurea americana)
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Credit: Alois Lunzer (1840-?) | “The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States” | License: PD Old -
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Credit: user:pschemp | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL -
Credit: user:pschemp | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Centaurea Americana, or more commonly know as American Star-Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Centaurea. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Centaurea Americana or American Star-Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
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