Centaurea aspera, the rough star-thistle, is a species of Centaurea found in Europe and in New York, United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rough Star-thistle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Centaurea lusitanica
- Centaurea limbata
- Centaurea sphaerocephala
- Centaurea corcubionensis
- Centaurea napifolia
- Centaurea diluta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Species
- Centaurea aspera
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