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Red Star-Thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)

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Centaurea Calcitrapa, or more commonly know as Red 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 Calcitrapa or Red Star-Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Centaurea
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
  • State Noxious Status: AZ (PNW) CA (BW) NM (CAW) NV (NW) OR (ADW Q) WA (CAW NWSPQ)
  • State Noxious Common Name: AZ (purple starthistle) CA (purple starthistle) NM (purple starthistle) NV (purple starthistle) OR (purple starthistle) WA (purple starthistle)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE





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