Centaurea salonitana Vis.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea salonitana Vis.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Biennial to perennial (hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system).

Distribution: Native from Hungary to Caucasus and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats – pastures, ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 12.07.2025.

*Centaurea salonitana* – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 15.07.2020.

*Centaurea salonitana* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Centaurea salonitana. 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/d6acc6c1-e3e3-4807-bd90-158e6010ca4b [Accessed 10.03.2026].

Centaurea salonitana Vis. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191504-1 [Accessed 19.03.2022].

Dostál, J. 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.

Last update: 10.03.2026.

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