Centaurea diluta

Centaurea diluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Centaurea
Species:	C. diluta
Binomial name
	Centaurea diluta; Aiton

Centaurea diluta, the lesser star-thistle^[1] or North African knapweed,^[2] is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.

References

^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Centaurea diluta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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[BSBI07-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Centaurea diluta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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