Centaurea.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: Rafinesque 1828-1830.
Classic texts: Rafinesque 1828-1830.
Centaurea solstitialis L.
Engl.: yellow star thistle, barnaby's thistle, St. Barnaby's thistle.
Deu.: Sonnwend-Flockenblume.
Fran.: centaurée du solstice, auriole, chardon doré.
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