Status: Exotic, Noxious Weed (Class A, with limited distribution within the state)
Synonyms:
Acosta maculosa of American authors
Centaurea maculosa Lamarck subsp. micranthos S.G. Gmelin ex Gugler
Centaurea stoebe grows on roadsides in disturbed areas. The inflorescence
is bright pinkish to purple. The phyllaries are rather remarkable in having a greenish base with a brownish, fringed apex. The pappus is of rather short 2-3 mm bristles. The leaves are deeply dissected below, but lobed or entire above.
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Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, leaf measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, phyllary, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos, pappus, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City along Hwy 180, April 29, 2014
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