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Synonyms: |
Centratherum intermedium Lessing Centratherum violaceum (Schrank) Gleason |
Common names: | Brazilian bachelor's button (English) |
Description: | Erect herb or small subshrub to 50 cm tall. Leaves lanceolate to ovate or obovate, 1.5-5 cm long, glandular-punctate on both surfaces; margin serrate. Involucre broadly hemispheric; outer phyllaries leaf-like, curved and spreading; inner scarious in 4-6 rows, spinescent. Florets purple, 5-lobed. |
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Derivation of specific name: | punctatum: marked with dots or translucent glands, referring to the leaves. |
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Worldwide distribution: | West Indies, Central and South America. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Wednesday 14 June 2006 |
Literature: |
CABI (2020). Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford , UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/isc |
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