Centaurea timbalii Martrin-Donos, 1862

Common names

🇫🇷 Centaurée de Timbal-Lagrave, Centaurée de Timbal

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea timbalii

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with C. jacea L., 1753, which has light-green, broad top cauline leaves (> 5 mm), while C. timbalii has grayish-green, narrow top cauline leaves (< 5 mm).

This species was previously considered a subspecies of C. jacea L., 1753 under the name C. jacea subsp. timbalii (Martrin-Donos) Braun-Blanq., 1952.

Named after Édouard Timbal-Lagrave (1819-1888), a French pharmacist and botanist.

Photographs

img/centaurea-timbalii.webp — *Centaurea timbalii*

img/centaurea-timbalii-2.webp — *Centaurea timbalii*

img/centaurea-timbalii-3.webp — *Centaurea timbalii* - Middle cauline leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 413). Biotope.