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Centaurea jacea

Brown Star-thistle

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133744

Element CodePDAST1Y0A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusCentaurea

Other Common Names

Brown Knapweed (EN) brownray knapweed (EN) Brownray Knapweed (EN) Centaurée jacée (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.