- Source: Centaurea melitensis
Centaurea melitensis (called Maltese star-thistle in Europe, tocalote or tocolote in western North America) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, 1 to 11 decimetres (4 to 43 in) high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa. It was introduced to North America in the 18th century; the first documented occurrence in California is in the adobe of a building constructed in San Fernando in 1797. It is also naturalized on a number of Pacific islands.
Conservation
It is considered rare on the Maltese Islands, being listed in the Red Data Book.
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References
University of California, Davis, Agricultural and Natural Resources Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Photo gallery
Media related to Centaurea melitensis at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Centaurea melitensis
- Centaurea
- Guadalupe Island
- List of Centaurea species
- Jordanita graeca
- Chaetorellia succinea
- Flora of Malta
- List of endemic plants of Sicily
- List of vascular plants of Norfolk Island
- Centaurea solstitialis
