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Centaurea toletana Boiss. & Reut. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCentaurea toletana Boiss. & Reut. trib. Cardueae
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp. [P.E.Boissier]: 18 (1842)
Native Rangec. & se. Spain
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves floccose-tomentose, glabrescent, ovate or lanceolate, entire or mucronate-dentate, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre ovoid, appendages spinose
Size1-5cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCentaurea argecillensis Gredilla
Centaurea macrorrhiza var. toletana (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk.
Centaurea toletana var. argecillensis (Gredilla) Fern.Casas & Susanna
Centaurea toletana ssp. argecillensis (Gredilla) A.Seguera & al.
Centaurea toletana var. cavanillesiana (Graells) Amo
Colymbada argecillensis (Gredilla) Holub
Colymbada toletana (Boiss. & Reut.) Holub
Colymbada toletana var. argecillensis (Gredilla) Fern.Casas & Susanna
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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