Cnicus Benedictus.—Blessed Thistle.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Centaurea calcitrapa L.
Engl.: common star thistle, caltrops, purple star thistle, red star-thistle.
Deu.: Stern-Flockenblume, Fussangel-Flockenblume.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: Rafinesque 1828-1830.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
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