Yellow Starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Summary 7
Centaurea solstitialis, yellow star-thistle, is a member of the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin region. The plant is also known as golden starthistle, yellow cockspur and St. Barnaby's thistle (or Barnaby thistle) The plant is a thorny winter annual species in the knapweed genus.
History in the united states 8
Yellow starthistle was probably introduced into the United States through contaminated alfalfa in the mid-1800’s.
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