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Centaurea solstitialis L.
yellow starthistle (yellow star-thistle)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

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Distribution of Centaurea solstitialis
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Introduction

A potentially invasive weed in the dry interior, but collected only as a waif in fresh topsoil in Surrey, E of Vancouver. (Lomer 95-12). Ephemeral.

Author: Frank Lomer, Honourary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
	Unlisted	Non-established	Not Listed

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Leucantha solstitialis (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Asteraceae
Flora North America treatment for Centaurea solstitialis
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

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Species References

Callihan, Robert H., Timothy S. Prather, and Francis E. Northam. 1993. Longevity of Yellow Starseed (Centaurea solstitialis) achenes in soil. Weed Technology 7: 33-35.

Lomer, Frank. 2010. Personal communication. email.

Maddox, D. M., A. Mayfield, D. B. Joley, and D. M. Supkoff. 1996. Pollination biology of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in California. Canadian Journal of Botany 74 (2): 262-267.

Sun, Mei and Kermit Ritland. 1998. Mating system of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, a successful colonizer in North America. Heredity 80: 225-232.

Zouhar, Kris. 2002. Centaurea solstitialis. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [2010, March 3].

General References

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-10 10:07:00 AM ]

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