Biology:Centaurea depressa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Centaurea depressa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centaurea |
| Species: | C. depressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Centaurea depressa M. Bieberstein
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Centaurea depressa, the low cornflower, is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southwestern and central Asia. Its common name is Iranian knapweed.[1] The plant grows to 0.3 m (1 ft) tall and flowers from July to August.[2] It can grow in nutritionally poor soil and is drought tolerant.[2]
Description
Centaurea depressa is an annual plant that grows from 20 to 60 cm tall. Several stems grow from the base of the plant. They are openly branched and have a gray color with short hairs. The leaves are oblong blades that grow 5–10 cm long and have fine hairs on them. The florets are a dark blue.[3]
References
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Centaurea depressa (Iranian knapweed)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEDE10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Centaurea depressa Iranian knapweed PFAF Plant Database". http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Centaurea+depressa.
- ↑ "Centaurea depressa in Global Plants on JSTOR" (in en). http://plants.jstor.org/compilation/centaurea.depressa.
Wikidata ☰ Q5059017 entry
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