Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea calcitrapa L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Dostál in Tutin et al. (1976)
Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Iran and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Centaurea calcitrapa – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli, 18.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – village of Beli, 18.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – flowering stem with capitula. Osogovo – village of Beli, 18.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitula. Osogovo – village of Beli, 18.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitulum. Osogovo – village of Beli, 18.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – stem with cauline leaves and developing capitula. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – developing capitula and cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – stem with developing capitulum and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – stem with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – plant senescence. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Centaurea calcitrapa – fruiting capitula. Osogovo, hilly region between villages of Beli and Nivichani, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
