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Centaurea iberica Spreng.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
Blooming period
April to July
Foraging period
May to June
Seed collection period
June to September
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Demulcent
  • Hemostatic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Cream
  • Crimson
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Centaurea
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q1022250
GBIF Item
Centaurea iberica Trevis. ex Spreng. (3129000)

References

  1. Centaurea iberica Trevis. ex Spreng. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-11-27.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Centaurea iberica Spreng. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/873 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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