Centaurea benedicta

Blessed thistle

(L.) L. 1763 - Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1296 (1763)


Specifications

Europe to Xinjiang

Height: unknown cm average

Growth habit: unknown

Duration: unknown

Edible part(s): unknown

unknown, unknown flowers
unknown, unknown, unknown foliage
unknown, unknown fruits

Growing

Light: Full daylight with a lot of direct sunlight (75 000 lux)

Atmospheric Humidity: 40%

Ph: Best between 7 and 7.5

Precipitations: Best between unknown and unknown

Temperature: Best between unknown°C and unknown°C


Soil

Soil humidity: unknown

Soil nutriments: Medium (≈750 µg N / l)

Soil salinity: Untolerant

Soil texture: unknown


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Distributions

Native: Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced: Alabama, Algeria, Arizona, Arkansas, Belgium, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Ecuador, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Illinois, Ireland, Libya, Maryland, Morocco, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Romania, South Carolina, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin


Synonyms

Calcitrapa benedicta (L.) Sweet

Cnicus benedictus L.

Cnicus benedictus var. kostchyi Boiss.

Carbeni benedicta (L.) Arcang.

Cardosanctus officinalis Bubani