Centaurea pallescens

Centaurea pallescens

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 pallescens Delile in Anon., Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2: 278. 1813
  • Calcitrapa pallescens (Delile) Soják in Čas. Nár. Muz., Odd. Přír. 140: 133. 1972
  • =Centaurea calcitrapa var. brevicaulis DC., Prodr. 6: 597. 1838
  • Centaurea brevicaulis (DC.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 120. 1849

Distribution

Eg Ir Jo Le Sn Sy [aGa(F) aNo] 

Euro+Med not endemic: Egypt nativeA,B,C,D; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France casualE,F,G); Israel/Palestine nativenativeH,I,J; Jordan nativenativeI,J,K,L,M; Lebanon nativeJ,N,O,P; Norway casualQ; Sinai nativenativeB,D,I,J,R; Syria nativeJ,N,O

Common Names

Arabic (Lebanon): قَنْطُرْيون شاحِبS, هَرّارS; Arabic (Syria): قَنْطُرْيون شاحِبT, هَرّارT; Hebrew (Israel): דַּרְדַּר הַמִּדְבָּרU, דרדר המדברU

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