Centaurea calcitrapa L., 1753 35% complete

Red star thistle

Sp. Pl.: 917 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Centaurea calcitrapa, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced13 Source not recorded9 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 917 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Red star thistle No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Pen. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 877, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 877, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 877, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 877, 882
  • Superseded purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 877, 882
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape achene
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Inflorescence type empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 70 cm
  • 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
  • Superseded 70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months jul
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 178, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 178, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 178, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Other
Halophyte status —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record