Centaurea benedicta

Centaurea benedicta

Synonymy

Source: Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Centaurea benedicta (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1296. 1763
  • Cnicus benedictus L., Sp. Pl.: 826. 1753
  • Carbenia benedicta (L.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 397. 1882
  • =Cnicus bulgaricus Panov in Fitologija 48: 9. 1948

Distribution

AE(G T) Ab(A N) Ag Al Ar BH Bu Cr Cy Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ir It Jo Le Li Lu dMa Mk Sa Sn Sr Sy Tu(A E) [aBe aBr pCm aCs pCt cEs aGe aHb(E) aHe pRf(CS S) cRm cSk aTn pUk] 

Euro+Med not endemic: Albania nativeA,B,C,D,E; Algeria nativeF,G,H; Armenia nativeI,J,K; Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan (core) nativeI,J,L, Nakhchivan nativeI,L); Belgium, with Luxembourg casualM; Bosnia-Herzegovina nativeN; Bulgaria nativeC,O,P,Q,R; Crete, with Karpathos nativeC,S,T,U,V,W; Crimea introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationX,Y; Croatia introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationU,Z; Cyprus nativeAA,AB,AC,AD,AE; Czech Republic casualAF,AG,AH,AI,AJ,AK; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands nativeS,W,AL, Turkish East Aegean islands nativeAM); Estonia cultivatedAN; Former Yugoslavia nativeC; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France nativeC,AO,AP,AQ,AR,AS); Germany casualAT; Great Britain casualAU; Greece nativeC,S,T,U,W,AV; Ireland, with N Ireland (Ireland casualAW); Israel/Palestine nativeAX,AY,AZ,BA; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City nativeC,BB,BC,BD,BE; Jordan nativeAY,BF,BG,BH,BI; Lebanon nativeAV,BJ,BK; Libya nativeBL,BM; Morocco native: doubtfully nativeBN; North Macedonia nativeU,AV,BO,BP,BQ,BR,BS,BT,BU,BV,BW; Portugal nativeC,BX,BY,BZ,CA; Romania cultivatedC,CB; Russia (North Caucasus introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationI, S European Russia introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationX); Sardinia nativeC,BB,BC,BD,BE; Serbia, with Kosovo nativeCC; Sinai nativeAY,AZ,CD; Slovakia cultivatedAG,AH,CE; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra nativeC (Spain nativeAO,BX,CF,CG,CH,CI,CJ,CK); Switzerland casualCL,CM; Syria nativeAV,AY,AZ,BA,BJ; Tunisia casualCN; Turkey nativeCO (Turkey, Asiatic part nativeI,AL,AV,AZ, Turkey-in-Europe nativeC,W,AL,CP); Ukraine introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationX,Y; Ukraine, with Crimea introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationCQ

Common Names

Albanian (Albania): Knik i uruarCR; Arabic (Lebanon): شَوْكَة مُبارَكَةCS; Arabic (Syria): شَوْكَة مُبارَكَةCT; Armenian (Armenia): Լայնատերևուկ օրհնվածCU; Basque (Spain): Maria'ren kardiaCV, txanparr loraCV, txori bedarrCV, txori karduCV, txori-belarrCV, txori-garduCV; Bulgarian (Bulgaria): Бенедиктински трънO, ПресечкаO; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): card beneitCV, card santCV, cardo santCV, cardot santCV; Croatian (Croatia): Badelj pitomiCW, Biskupova bradaCW, BlaženaCW, Bodlak ženskiCW, Jerozolim divjiCW, Pravi čakaljCX, SansunCW, Trn mekiCW, Zelje papinoCW; Czech (Czech Republic): Benedikt lékařskýCY; French (France): Chardon béniCZ, Cnicaut béniCZ; French (Switzerland): Chardon bénitDA, Cnicaut bénitDA; Galician (Spain): cardo santCV, cardo santoCV, cart santCV; German (Germany): BenediktenkrautDB; German (Switzerland): BenediktenkrautDC; Hebrew (Israel): קַרְצָף מְבֹרָךְDD, קרצף מבורךDD; High Aragonese (Spain): cardo santoCV; Italian (Italy): Cardo benedettoBD; Italian (Switzerland): Cardo benedettoDE; Majorcan (Mallorca): cart santCV; Polish (Poland): Drapacz lekarskiDF, Knikus benedyktyńskiDF; Portuguese (Portugal): cardo santoCV, cardo-bentoCV, cardo-santoCV; Russian (Armenia): Кникус благословенныйCU; Slovak (Slovakia): Benedikt lekárskyCE; Slovenian (Slovenia): BenediktinkaDG; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): alcachofaCV, calcitrapa lanosillaCV, cardoCV, cardo benditoCV, cardo blancoCV, cardo santoCV, cardo-huso ásperoCV, centaurea benditaCV, centaurea sudoríficaCV, centaurea vellosaCV, panicardoCV, tangarninaCV, zorrinaCV; Swedish (Sweden): KardbenediktDH; Ukrainian (Ukraine): Хрестовий корінь бенедиктинськийDI; Valencian (Spain): card beneitCV

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