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

Centaurea sphaerocephala L.

Rank: Species
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

Species group names

*Centaurea corsica*	Gand.	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea fontanesii*	Durieu	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. corsica*	(Gand.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym

Children

Centaurea sphaerocephala L. subsp. sphaerocephala
Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. lusitanica (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. malacitana (Boiss.) Dostál
Centaurea sphaerocephala subsp. polyacantha (Willd.) Dostál

Vernaculars (+) (-)

French: Centaurée à têtes rondes; Centaurée à têtes sphérique sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/;Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica