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Scientific Name
Centaurea americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Centaurea americana Nutt.
Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CHIC)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Basketflower, centaurea
Park Synonyms
Plectocephalus americanus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPlectocephalus
SpeciesCentaurea americana
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Present in Park; Vascular Flora - Hoagland
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Flora - Hoagland
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Vascular Flora - Hoagland
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TRB
Created Date
10/13/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tfolts@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/10/2018 12:49:49 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Collected by George Merrill in 1935. CHK0098,SSSN-indian grass and little bluestem grasslands,MER1096, Park Species Data Source: CHIC Herbarium List Observed during SOPN monitoring 2012, 2014, 2016
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Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LAMR)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (SAPU)
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