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Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos

Family Asteraceae[edit]

The Asteraceae (or Compositae)

Subfamily Carduoideae[edit]

Tribe Cardueae[edit]

The Cardueae (syn. Cynareae) is a mostly non-native tribe of Asteraceae. It contains various thistles and knapweeds, many of which are considered highly invasive in the region.

Subtribe Carlininae[edit]

Carlina[edit]

Carlina vulgaris, Carline thistle

Carline thistle establishes on exposed soil but does not compete with taller dense vegetation.

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carlininae — Carlina
Carlina	Carline-thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Carlina vulgaris ssp. vulgaris C. vulgaris ssp. longifolia	Carline thistle	Introduced, Naturalized			NYFA-X USDA-X0 BNA Images, wsp

Subtribe Echinopsinae[edit]

Echinops[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Echinopsinae
Echinops	Globethistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Echinops sphaerocephalus L.	Great globethistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp

Subtribe Carduinae[edit]

Onopordum[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Onopordum
Onopordum	Cottonthistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Onopordum acanthium	Scotch thistle, Scotch cottonthistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XM NEW Images, wsp

Arctium[edit]

Arctium lappa, greater burdock

Only the two burdock species Arctium lappa (greater burdock) and A. minus (lesser burdock) are currently listed as naturalized in New York. Specimens of A. minus were apparently misidentified as A. tomentosum in the past.

Arctium is an Old World genus whose biennial plants have been introduced around the world, perhaps in part due to Velcro-like burrs that promote wide seed dispersal.

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Arctium
Arctium	Burdock	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Arctium lappa 1753. Arctium lappa L. 1762. Lappa vulgaris Hill 1785. Lappa officinalis All. 1791. Lappa major Gaertn. 1800. Arctium majus Bernh. 1833. Arctium nemorosum Lej. & Court. 1883. Lappa lappa (L.) H.Karst. (i) 1913. Arctium vulgare (Hill) A.H.Evans 1928. Arctium edule Beger	Greater burdock, Great burdock, Edible burdock, Beggar's-buttons Grande bardane, Bardane majeure, Rhubarbe sauvage, Graquias, Toques, Rapace	Introduced from Eurasia			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS ITIS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. 1762. Lappa minor Hill 1800. Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. 1856. Arctium pubens Bab.	Lesser burdock, Common burdock, Cuckoo-button Petite bardane, Bardane mineure, Bardane, Tabac du diable, Tapace, Chou bourache, Cibourroche, Graquias	Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS Trop. Images, wsp
Arctium (excluded taxa)	Burdock	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Arctium tomentosum Mill. 1768. Arctium tomentosum Mill.	Woolly burdock, Hairy burdock Bardane tomenteuse	Introduced from Eurasia, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD USDA-XX NEW ARS FNA BNA Images, wsp

Silybum[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Silybum
Silybum	Milk thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. 1753. Carduus marianus L. 1768. Mariana mariana (L.) Hill (i) 1791. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.	Milk-thistle, Blessed milkthistle, St. Mary's thistle	Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa Biennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW ARS Images, wsp

Cirsium[edit]

Cirsium species are known as true thistles.

New-World Cirsium[edit]

The North American thistles found in New York are here divided into two groups (species complexes) that are known to freely hybridize within the individual group.

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Cirsium
Cirsium (North American - HG1)	Thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. 1803. Cnicus discolor Muhl. ex Willd. 1818. Carduus discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. 1826. Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.	Field thistle, Pasture thistle Chardon discolore, Circe discolore	Native, C:1, Secure UPL Biennial-perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NEW Can FNA Trop. BNA Images, wsp
Cirsium muticum Michx. 1803. Cirsium muticum Michx. 1807. Carduus muticus (Michx.) Pers. 1838. Cirsium bigelovii DC.	Swamp thistle, Dunce-nettle, Horsetops Chardon mutique, Circe mutique	Native, C:9, Secure OBL Biennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NEW Can ITIS FNA Trop. BNA Images, wsp
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng. 1753. Carduus altissimus L. 1826. Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng. 1826. Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill	Tall thistle, Roadside thistle	Native, C:10, Likely extirpated UPL Biennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 NEW ARS ITIS FNA BNA Images, wsp
Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur 1900. Carduus flodmanii Rydb. 1912. Cirsium flodmanii Cirsium oblanceolatum	Flodman's thistle, Prairie thistle	Introduced, Midwest native, Preglacial relict? FAC-FACU Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-X USDA-NN NEW ARS FNA BNA Images, wsp
Cirsium (North American - HG2)	Thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Cirsium pumilum Spreng. var. pumilum 1818. Carduus pumilus Nutt. 1826. Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng. 1911. C. odoratum (Muhl. ex Steud.) Petr.	Pasture thistle, Fragrant thistle, Bull thistle Chardon nain	Native, C:1, Secure Biennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-5 USDA-N0 NEW Can ARS ITIS FNA Trop. BNA Images, wsp
Cirsium horridulum Michx. var. horridulum 1803. Cirsium horridulum Michx.	Yellow thistle, Giant thistle, Bristly thistle, Horrid thistle, Bull thistle	Native, C:5, Unranked FACU Annual-biennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-N USDA-N0 NEW ARS FNA BNA Images, wsp

Old-World Cirsium[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Cirsium
Cirsium (Eurasian )	Thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 1753. Carduus lanceolatus L. 1798. Carduus vulgaris Savi 1835. Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 1938. Ci. vulgare Airy Shaw (hom.) 1972. Ci. lanceolatum Scop. non Hill	Bull thistle, Common thistle, Spear thistle, Scotch thistle Chardon vulgaire, Chardon lancéolé, Gros chardon, Circe commun, Circe vulgaire	Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa, Widespread weed, NE-3^[1], Invasive.org FACU Biennial, Hert-forb			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop. 1753. Carduus palustris L. 1772. Cirsium Palustre (L.) Scop.	Marsh thistle, European marsh thistle, European swamp thistle Chardon des marais, Cirse des marais	Introduced from Eurasia, Moderately invasive, NYIS: 68% ^[2], NE-2^[3] FACW Perennial, Hert-forb			NYFA-X USDA-XW NEW Can ARS Trop. Images, wsp
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 1753. Serratula arvensis L. 1772. Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 1777. Carduus arvensis (L.) E.Robson 1819. Cirsium incanum (S.G.Gmel.) Fisch. ex M.Bieb. 1819. Cirsium setosum (Willd.) M.Bieb.	Canada thistle, Creeping thistle, Field thistle Chardon des champs, Chardon du Canada, Circe des champs	Introduced from Eurasia, Highly invasive, NYIS: 71%^[4], Prohibited^[5], CP-2^[6] NE-2^[3] FACU Perennial, Hert-forb			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS Trop. Images, wsp
↑ Category 3 Plants - widespread non-native species - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service ↑ New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – Cirsium palustre: Moderately invaisve (68%). ↑ ^a ^b Category 2 Plants - moderately invasive - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service ↑ New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – Cirsium arvense: Highly invasive (71%). ↑ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulation 6 NYCRR Part 575 Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species ↑ Appendix 2. Plant species that are considered highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009)

Carduus[edit]

Asterales — Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Carduus
Carduus	Plumeless thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Carduus acanthoides ssp. acanthoides	Spiny plumeless thistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Carduus crispus	Curled plumless-thistle, Welted thistle, Curled thistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Carduus nutans	Musk thistle, Nodding thistle, Nodding plumeless thistle	Introduced			NYFA-Xn USDA-XX Images, wsp
Carduus pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus	Italian thistle	Introduced, Unvouchered waif			NYFA-U USDA-XX Images, wsp

Serratula[edit]

Asterales — Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Carduinae — Serratula
Serratula (excluded)	Plumeless saw-wort	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NE
Serratula tinctoria L. Serratula tinctoria L.	Dyer's plumeless saw-wort, Saw-wort	Introduced, N.Y. excluded Perennial, Herb-forb			NYFA-XCLD USDA-X0 NEW-0 ITIS Images, wsp

Subtribe Centaureinae[edit]

The Centaureinae contains knapweeds and starthistles, none of which are native to New York, and some of which are considered to be seriously invasive in the state.^[1]

Plectocephalus[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Plectocephalus
Plectocephalus	Basketflower	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Plectocephalus americanus Nutt. 1821. Centaurea americana Nutt. 1830. Plectocephalus americanus (Nutt.) D.Don	American star-thistle, American basketflower, Powderpuff thistle, Thornless thistle	Introduced from south-central US, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD USDA-N0 NEW-0 ARS ITIS BNA Images, wsp
↑ Tree of Life: Centaureinae

Centaurea[edit]

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - diffusa clade[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Centaurea subg. Centaurea
Centaurea subg. Centaurea clade diffusa	Knapweed, Starthistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (S.G.Gmel. ex Gugler) Hayek 1838. Centaurea biebersteinii DC. 1872. C. australis Pančić ex A. Kern. 1907. C. maculosa ssp. micranthos 1931. C. stoebe ssp. micranthos 2003. C. stoebe ssp. australis auct. C. maculosa non Lam. auct. Acosta maculosa non (Lam.) Holub	Spotted knapweed, Spotted star-thistle Centaurée maculée, Centaurée tachetée	Introduced from southeast Europe, Highly invasive, NYIS: 79%^[1], CP-3^[2] NE-1^[3]			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS ITIS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Centaurea diffusa Lam. 1785. Centaurea diffusa Lam. 1799. C. parviflora Desf. 1822. C. parviflora Besser hom. 1970. C. microcalathina A.O.Tarassov 1972. Acosta diffusa (Lam.) Soják	Diffuse knapweed, White knapweed, Tumble knapweed	Introduced, Highly invasive, NYIS: 79%^[1], FEIS			NYFA-0 USDA-XX ARS Trop. Images, wsp
Centaurea × psammogena Centaurea diffusa × C. stoebe ssp. micranthos	Hybrid of Diffuse knapweed & Spotted knapweed	Introduced, Highly invasive, NYIS: 79%^[1]			USDA-0X Images, wsp
Centaurea cineraria L. 1753. Centaurea cineraria L. 1785. C. candidissima Lam. 1839. C. gymnocarpa Moris & DeNot.^[4] 1974. Acosta cineraria (L.) Holub	Silver knapweed, Star-thistle, Dusty miller	Introduced from southern Europe, Impersistent, Unk. naturalization			NYFA-X USDA-X0 ARS ITIS Trop. IPN Images, wsp
Centaurea paniculata	Jersey knapweed	Introduced, N.Y. excluded, Note^[5]			NYFA-XCLD USDA-X0 ITIS Images, wsp
↑ ^a ^b ^c New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – C. stoebe, C. diffusa, C. × psammogena: High (79). ↑ Appendix 3. Plant species that are considered moderately to highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009) ↑ Category 1 Plants - highly invasive - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service ↑ Euro+Med Plantbase lists Centaurea gymnocarpa as an accepted species, while the Global Compositae Checklist lists it as a synonym of Centaurea cinerea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2014.1, states "C. gymnocarpa belongs to the group known as the "cineraria" group. This group probably was once a single species when the land masses were united, but as islands were formed, new species evolved on each island. This means that today there are a number of closely related species of Centaurea in the Mediterranean growing on rocky seaward cliffs, all probably related to a common ancestor." ↑ Centaurea paniculata checklist entries were based on reports only. No known specimens from New York exist. It is similar in appearance to Centaurea stoebe.

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - jacea clade[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Centaurea subg. Centaurea
Centaurea subg. Centaurea clade jacea	Knapweed, Starthistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Centaurea jacea L. 1753. Centaurea jacea L. 1778. Jacea pratensis Lam. 1799. Centaurea pratensis Thuill. (i)	Brown knapweed, Brownray knapweed, Brown-rayed knapweed,, Brown starthistle	Introduced, Moderately invasive, NYIS: 62%^[1], CP-3^[2]			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW ARS Trop. Images, wsp
Centaurea nigra	Lesser knapweed, Black knapweed, Common knapweed, Black starthistle	Introduced, Moderately invasive, NYIS: 62%^[1]			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Centaurea nigrescens Willd. 1803. Centaurea nigrescens Willd. 1831. C. vochinensis Bernh. ex Rchb. 1917. C. dubia ssp. nigrescens 1917. C. dubia ssp. vochinensis C. pratensis C. debeauxii ssp. thuillieri	Tyrol knapweed, Short-fringed knapweed, Short-fringed starthistle, Vochin knapweed	Introduced from Eurasia, Moderately invasive, NYIS: 62%^[1]			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW ARS Trop. Images, wsp
Centaurea × moncktonii Centaurea jacea × Centaurea nigra Centaurea pratensis	Meadow knapweed, Protean knapweed	Introduced, Moderately invasive, NYIS: 62%^[1]			NYFA-X USDA-0X Images, wsp
Centaurea phrygia Centaurea austriaca C. uniflora ssp. nervosa	Wig knapweed	Introduced, Impersistent, Unk. naturalization			NYFA-Xu USDA-X0 Images, wsp
Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. 1753. Cnicus benedictus L. 1763. Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. 1895. Cirsium pugnax Sommier & Levier 1908. Carduus benedictus Thell. (i)	Blessed thistle, Our Lady's thistle Chardon béni, Cnicaut béni, Chardon bénit	Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa, Not naturalized			NYFA-X USDA-XX NEW Can ARS ITIS FNA Trop. IPN Images, wsp
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – C. jacea, C. nigra, C. nigrescens, C. × moncktonii: Moderate (62). ↑ Appendix 3. Plant species that are considered moderately to highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009)

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - aspera clade[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Centaurea subg. Centaurea
Centaurea	Knapweed, Starthistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Centaurea aspera	Rough star-thistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-X0 Images, wsp
Centaurea calcitrapa	Purple starthistle, Red star-thistle, Caltrops	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Centaurea diluta	North African knapweed	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-X0 Images, wsp
Centaurea scabiosa	Great starthistle, Greater knapweed, Hardheads, Scabious knapweed, Greater centaury	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Centaurea solstitialis L.	Yellow starthistle, Barnaby star-thistle, St. Barnaby’s thistle	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp

Centaurea subg. Cyanus[edit]

Centaurea cyanus
bachelor’s button

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Centaurea subg. Cyanus
Centaurea subg. Cyanus	Knapweed, Starthistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Centaurea cyanus L. (1753) 1769. Cyanus segetum Hill 1837. Centaurea pulchra DC.	Cornflower, Bachelor’s-button, Bluebottle, Bluebonnets	Introduced, IO			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp
Centaurea montana L. 1753. Centaurea montana L. 1768. Cyanus montanus (L) Hill	Mountain starthistle, Mountain cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial cornflower	Introduced			NYFA-X USDA-XX Images, wsp

Carthamus[edit]

Asteraceae — Carduoideae — Cardueae — Centaureinae — Carthamus
Carthamus	Distaff thistle	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NE
Carthamus tinctorius L. 1753. Carthamus tinctorius L. 1753. Cathamus tinctorius L. (i)	Safflower, Dyer's-saffron, False saffron, Bastard-saffron	Introduced from western Asia?, eastern Med.?, Impersistent, Not naturalized			NYFA-X USDA-XX ARS ITIS FNA Trop. Images, wsp

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[NE3-1] Category 3 Plants - widespread non-native species - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service

[2] New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – Cirsium palustre: Moderately invaisve (68%).

[NE2-3] Category 2 Plants - moderately invasive - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service

[4] New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – Cirsium arvense: Highly invasive (71%).

[5] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulation 6 NYCRR Part 575 Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species

[CP2-6] Appendix 2. Plant species that are considered highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009)

[7] Tree of Life: Centaureinae

[nyis-8] New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – C. stoebe, C. diffusa, C. × psammogena: High (79).

[CP3-9] Appendix 3. Plant species that are considered moderately to highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009)

[NE1-10] Category 1 Plants - highly invasive - Eastern Region invasive plants, ranked by degree of invasiveness as based on information from States (1998) US Forest Service

[11] Euro+Med Plantbase lists Centaurea gymnocarpa as an accepted species, while the Global Compositae Checklist lists it as a synonym of Centaurea cinerea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2014.1, states "C. gymnocarpa belongs to the group known as the "cineraria" group. This group probably was once a single species when the land masses were united, but as islands were formed, new species evolved on each island. This means that today there are a number of closely related species of Centaurea in the Mediterranean growing on rocky seaward cliffs, all probably related to a common ancestor."

[12] Centaurea paniculata checklist entries were based on reports only. No known specimens from New York exist. It is similar in appearance to Centaurea stoebe.

[jaceae-13] New York non-native plant invasiveness assessment – C. jacea, C. nigra, C. nigrescens, C. × moncktonii: Moderate (62).

[CP3-14] Appendix 3. Plant species that are considered moderately to highly invasive to natural areas in the central Finger Lakes region. Policy on the use of non-native plants in Cornell Plantations' accessioned collections (2009)

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Flora of New York/Carduoideae

Contents

Family Asteraceae[edit]

Subfamily Carduoideae[edit]

Tribe Cardueae[edit]

Subtribe Carlininae[edit]

Carlina[edit]

Subtribe Echinopsinae[edit]

Echinops[edit]

Subtribe Carduinae[edit]

Onopordum[edit]

Arctium[edit]

Silybum[edit]

Cirsium[edit]

New-World Cirsium[edit]

Old-World Cirsium[edit]

Carduus[edit]

Serratula[edit]

Subtribe Centaureinae[edit]

Plectocephalus[edit]

Centaurea[edit]

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - diffusa clade[edit]

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - jacea clade[edit]

Centaurea subg. Centaurea - aspera clade[edit]

Centaurea subg. Cyanus[edit]

Carthamus[edit]

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