Centaurea solstitialis L. subsp. solstitialis

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea solstitialis L.// Subspecies: Centaurea solstitialis L. subsp. solstitialis.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić (1975 in Josifović).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia, Iran and Arabian Peninsula; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Roadsides, near settlements and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Summer to fall (JUL, AUG, SEP).

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 16.07.2022.

*Centaurea solstitialis* subsp. *solstitiali*s – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 15.07.2020.

*Centaurea solstitialis* subsp. *solstitiali*s – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 21.09.2020.

*Centaurea solstitialis* subsp. *solstitiali*s – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Centaurea solstitialis L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191626-1 [Accessed 17.12.2022].

Centaurea solstitialis subsp. solstitialis. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77179912-1 [Accessed 08.03.2026].

Centaurea solstitialis subsp. solstitialis. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7c0ed636-e1ff-4ebf-894b-4fc2c8a3cc65 [Accessed 08.03.2026].

Dostál, J. 1976. Centaurea L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 254–301.

Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Centaurea L. In Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 229–264.

Last update: 08.03.2026.

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