| Source: | Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC-By-SA-3.0 Unported).
 
 
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                            | Name: | Centaurea leucophaea subsp. controversa (Briq. & Cavill.) Kerguélen | 
                          
						  
                            | Nomencl. ref.: | in Lejeunia, ser. 2 120: 65. 1987 | 
						  
                          
                            | Rank: | Subspecies | 
                          
                            | Status: | ACCEPTED | 
	
		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta
 Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
 Class - Magnoliopsida
 Superordo - Asteranae
 Ordo - Asterales
 Familia - Compositae Giseke
 Tribus - Cardueae Cass.
 Genus - Centaurea L.
 Species - Centaurea leucophaea Jord.
 
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		| Basionym: | Centaurea paniculata subsp. controversa Briq. & Cavill. | 
                          
                          
                            | Homotypic synonyms: | Centaurea paniculata subsp. controversa Briq. & Cavill. | 
                          
                          
                            | Heterotypic synonyms: | Acosta pseudocineraria (Fiori) Holub | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Centaurea pseudocineraria (Fiori) Rouy | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Centaurea leucophaea subsp. pseudocoerulescens (Briq.) Dostál | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Centaurea paniculata subsp. pseudocineraria (Fiori) Arènes | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Centaurea paniculata var. pseudocineraria Fiori | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Centaurea paniculata var. pseudocoerulescens Briq. | 
                          
                          
                            | Misapplied names: | "Centaurea cineraria" sec. Coste, H. - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France 2 Paris 1902-1903. | 
 
						  
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		| Common names: | Centaurée discutée (French), Fausse Centaurée bleuâtre (French)[Credits] | 
	
		| Maps: | distribution | 
	
		| Occurrence: | ● Ga(F) It |