Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976) as Cnicus benedictus L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) is Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Xinjiang (China) and West AsiaContinue reading “Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. (syn. Cnicus benedictus L.)“