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Taxon:
Plectocephalus americana
(Nutt.) D. Don
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Plectocephalus
Family:
Asteraceae
(alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Centaureinae
Nomen number:
463127
Place of publication:
R. Sweet, Brit. fl. gard. ser. 2, 1(= 4): t. 51. 1830
Verified:
05/11/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Centaurea americana
Nutt.
No images
Reference(s)
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Common names
English
American basket-flower –
Reference(s)
American star thistle –
Reference(s)
basket-flower –
Reference(s)
powderpuff thistle –
Reference(s)
thornless thistle –
Reference(s)
German
amerikanische Flockenblume –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cardo del valle –
Reference(s)
Swedish
jätteklint –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arkansas, Louisiana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Querétaro]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
fide Dict Gard, as
Centaurea americana
; Hortus 3, as
Centaurea americana
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Name
References