Centaurea uniflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centaurea |
| Species: | C. uniflora
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| Centaurea uniflora Turra
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Centaurea uniflora, the singleflower knapweed, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Centaurea of the family Asteraceae.
Description
[edit]Centaurea uniflora reaches a height of 40–50 cm. It is densely covered with short rough hair. The stem is erect, leafy and has only one showy purplish-pink flower. The green-gray leaves are dotted, narrowly lanceolate and smaller than one centimeter. The flowering period extends from July to September. The achenes are grayish brown.
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Distribution
[edit]Centaurea uniflora is distributed in Austria, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Switzerland.
Habitat
[edit]This alpine plant occurs in the mountainous areas of the south-east Europe at altitudes above 1500 m, on warm, dry and nutrient-rich soils found in meadows and hillsides.
Subspecies
[edit]- Centaurea uniflora subsp. davidovii (Urum.) Dostál
- Centaurea uniflora subsp. ferdinandi (Gren.) Bonnier
- Centaurea uniflora subsp. nervosa (Willd.) Bonnier et Layens
- Centaurea uniflora subsp. uniflora
References
[edit]- Centaurea uniflora
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 vol.) - Edagricole – 1982
External links
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Media related to Centaurea uniflora at Wikimedia Commons- Biolib
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