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 scabiosa

Centaurea scabiosa subsp. alpestris (Hegetschw.) Nyman

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 alpestris*	Hegetschw.	basionym
*Colymbada alpestris*	(Hegetschw.) Rauschert	homotypic synonym
*Centaurea calcarea*	Jord.	heterotypic synonym
*Colymbada calcarea*	(Jord.) Holub	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea alpina*	sensu Schinz, H. & Keller, R. 1914: Flora der Schweiz, ed. 3, 2. – Zürich	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

French: Centaurée alpestre; Centaurée des Alpes; Centaurée des Alpes sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/;Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Index synonymique de la flore de Suisse et territoires limitrophes (ISFS). – Genève

German: Alpen-Flockenblume sources: Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Synonymie-Index der Schweizer Flora und der angenzenden Gebiete

Italian: Fiordaliso delle Alpi sources: Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Indice sinonimico della Flora della Svizzera e territori limitrofi

Polish: Chaber alpejski sources: Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkova, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M. 2002: Flowering plants and pteridophytes of Poland. A Checklist. – Biodiversity Poland 1