Biology:Centaurea pumilio

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Centaurea pumilio
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea
Species:
C. pumilio
Binomial name
Centaurea pumilio
L. 1755

Centaurea pumilio is a rare sand-loving species of the eastern Mediterranean.[1] In Crete it is found only on the beaches of Elafonisos, Tigani to Balos on the Gramvoussa peninsula and Falasarna. It flowers in April and May. Centaurea pumilio is included in the IUCN Red Data List in the category of threatened plants. Flowers are pink and hermaphrodite.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1053487 entry