Centaurea benedicta

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Centaurea benedicta (L.) L.
Common Name:Blessed Thistle
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Status:Not Persisting, Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Centaurea
Species Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. - Blessed Thistle

Citation

Citation Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 2: 1296. 1763.
Basionym: Cnicus benedictus L. 1753.
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford 394 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 22: 138. 1968.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Benedicta officinalis Benedicta officinalis Bernhardi, Syst. Verz. 159. 1800.Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus 1753. 
Calcitrapa benedicta Calcitrapa benedicta (Linnaeus) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 218. 1826.Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus 1753. 
Calcitrapa lanuginosa Calcitrapa lanuginosa Lamarck, Fl. Franc. 2: 35. 1779 ("1778"), nom. illegit.Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus 1753. 
Cnicus benedictus var. kotschyi Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus, var. kotschyi (Schultz Bipontinus) Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 706. 1875.Cnicus kotschyi Schultz Bipontinus 1857. 
Cnicus benedictus var. microcephalus Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus, var. microcephalus Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 705. 1875.  
Cnicus kotschyi Cnicus kotschyi Schultz Bipontinus, Index. Sem. Hort. Berol., App. 24. 1857.  
Cnicus pseudobenedictus Cnicus pseudobenedictus Ascherson, Index. Sem. Hort. Berol. 5. 1861.  
Cnicus benedictus Cnicus benedictus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 826. 1753. Without data, Herb. Clifford 394 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by C. Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 22: 138. 1968.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Etowah, Lee, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, UNA

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 1974

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU104340 Talladega 23 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1926		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU104339 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU104334 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000002345 Baldwin 16 Mar 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
JSU104333 Etowah 22 Mar 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
602		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000002348 Macon 8 Apr 1994 Golden, J.
020		 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
JSU104337 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000002349 Monroe 4 Jun 1991 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
JSU104338 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU104332 Etowah 22 Mar 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000002346 Lee 2 Apr 1961 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
559		 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
UNA00045604 Montgomery _ May 1868 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cnicus benedictus L.
AUA000038438 Lee 26 Jun 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
81		 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
JSU104335 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
UNA00026843 Tuscaloosa 29 May 1974 Gabrielson, Frederick C.
s.n.		 UNA
Cnicus benedictus L.
AUA000002347 Lee 26 Jun 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
81		 AUA
Centaurea Benedicta (L.) L.
JSU104336 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea benedicta (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
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