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Scientific Name
Centaurea melitensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Centaurea melitensis L.
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Centaurea |
| Species | Centaurea melitensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
2018 CCP: Found in one location at Park Headquarters - growing between crack in concrete handicap access ramp and wall of building.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Control of this invasive is extremely hopeful due to its single population.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Only one population has been observed - control of this invasive is hopeful.
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cprophet@nps.gov
Created Date
3/22/2018 10:34:11 AM
Last Modified By
cprophet@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/22/2018 10:40:24 AM
Notes
Noted incorrectly as Centaurea solistitialis in April 2007
First treated as Centaurea melitensis at Headquarters in May 2009
Peak populations of 286 found along cement crack in April 2016
None found or treated in 2017
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
White Sands National Park (WHSA)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (CAGR)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Chiricahua National Monument (CHIR)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
Haleakala National Park (HALE)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Tonto National Monument (TONT)
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Saguaro National Park (SAGU)
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (LYJO)
John Muir National Historic Site (JOMU)
Parashant National Monument (PARA)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
White Sands National Park (WHSA)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
