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Eastern Star-thistle

Centaurea hyalolepis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Israel.January 0, February 0, March 4, April 19, May 9, June 3, July 2, August 0, September 0, October 1, November 0, December 0.
Israel38
Algeria18
Northern District13
Southern District11
Iraq9
Djelfa7
Central District6
Jerusalem District5
Dohuk4
Haifa3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusknapweeds · Centaurea

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eastern Star-thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.