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General Information | |
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Symbol: | CECA2 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Duration: |
Annual Biennial Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
CAN I L48 I |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Asteridae |
Order | Asterales |
Family | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
Genus | Centaurea L. – knapweed |
Species | Centaurea calcitrapa L. – red star-thistle |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Arizona
purple starthistle
Prohibited noxious weed
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California
purple starthistle
B list (noxious weeds)
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Nevada
purple starthistle
Noxious weed
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New Mexico
purple starthistle
Class A noxious weed
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Oregon
purple starthistle
"A" designated weed
purple starthistle
Quarantine
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Washington
purple starthistle
Class A noxious weed
purple starthistle
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Centaurea calcitrapa
purple starthistle
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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