Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Centaurea | Order Asterales Tribe Cynareae Rank Species | |
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Similar Rhodanthemum hosmariense, Achillea clypeolata, Ballota acetabulosa, Lomelosia, Psephellus pulcherrimus | ||
Centaurea bella is a species of Centaurea found in Anatolia and Transcaucasia. It is an evergreen plant, with gray-green to silvery imparipinnate leaves showing elliptic to ovate leaflets. It is used in gardening because the creeping stems can root in contact to the ground, and the plant grows slowly into a dense cover. The flowers are purplish pink and bloom from March to June.
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