Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Centaurea > Species Centaurea leucophaea

Centaurea leucophaea subsp. controversa (Briq. & Cavill.) Kerguélen

Rank: Subspecies
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Centaurea*	L.	accepted genus name
*Acosta*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Aegialophila*	Boiss. & Heldr.	heterotypic synonym
*Amberboa sect. Phaeopappus*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Calcitrapa*	Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Calcitrapoides*	Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea sect. Hyalaea*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Chartolepis*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Cheirolepis*	Boiss.	heterotypic synonym
*Cnicus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Colymbada*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Crocodilium*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Grossheimia*	Sosn. & Takht.	heterotypic synonym
*Hyalea*	(DC.) Jaub. & Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Jacea*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Melanoloma*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Phaeopappus*	(DC.) Boiss.	heterotypic synonym
*Plectocephalus*	D. Don	heterotypic synonym
*Stephanochilus*	Maire	heterotypic synonym
*Tomanthea*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Wagenitzia*	Dostál	heterotypic synonym

Subspecies group names

*Centaurea paniculata subsp. controversa*	Briq. & Cavill.	basionym
*Acosta pseudocineraria*	(Fiori) Holub	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea leucophaea subsp. pseudocoerulescens*	(Briq.) Dostál	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea paniculata subsp. pseudocineraria*	(Fiori) Arènes	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea paniculata var. pseudocineraria*	Fiori	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea paniculata var. pseudocoerulescens*	Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea pseudocineraria*	(Fiori) Rouy	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea cineraria*	sensu Coste, H. 1902–1903: Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France 2. – Paris	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

French: Centaurée discutée; Fausse Centaurée bleuâtre

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Lejeunia, ser. 2, 120: 65. 1987

Genbank

Citation

Greuter, W. Centaurea leucophaea subsp. controversa (Briq. & Cavill.) Kerguélen. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/18838eff-e7a2-4eb2-a368-f1a8ddfc1da1