Plants of Rosewood Nature Study Area

Taxonomy
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- Subtribe Centaureinae

Yellow Star-Thistle

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.

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