Centaurea scabiosa L., 1753 45% complete

Greater centaury

Sp. Pl.: 913 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 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.: 913 (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 Greater centaury No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to Siberia and C. Asia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 45 cm
  • 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
  • Superseded 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 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  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09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, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture coarse
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 105 cm
  • 105 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 105 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
  • Superseded 105 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 500, 519, 818, 897, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 310
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 310
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 460, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 460, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to 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
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 71, 89, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · 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
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 232 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
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