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Smallhead Star-Thistle (Centaurea calcitrapoides)

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Centaurea Calcitrapoides, or more commonly know as Smallhead 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 Calcitrapoides or Smallhead Star-Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the state of California.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Centaurea
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I)





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