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Centaurea pseudophrygia

No common English name — the scientific name is given

alternative placement of the species: Centaurea phrygia subsp. pseudophrygia (C.A.Mey.) Gugler — some sources treat it as a subspecies of Centaurea phrygia; GBIF accepts it as a separate species

Genus Centaurea. Family Asteraceae.

Centaurea pseudophrygia — Photographs 1
Centaurea pseudophrygia. 20.07.2011.
Photo: Эльвира Измайлова

Description

A perennial herbaceous plant. The stem branches from the middle, is 15—80 cm tall and rough with bristly hairs. The leaves are simple, oval, with finely toothed margins. The involucre is globular to ovoid, its bracts bearing long appendages bent downwards. The species occurs in Central and Eastern Europe.
Translated from the Russian-language Wikipedia.
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Centaurea pseudophrygia — Photographs 2
Centaurea pseudophrygia. Botanical illustration.
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