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Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cineraria, the velvet centaurea, also known as dusty miller and silver dust (though these latter two names may also apply to Jacobaea maritima and Silene coronaria), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to southern Italy. In natural settings, it grows on coastal cliffs, ranging from 0–350 m above sea level, hence the plant's Italian name, fiordaliso delle scogliere (lit. "cliff cornflower"). Mature plants may reach 80 centimetres (31.5 in) in height.
8 branches of this group, most-observed first
dusty miller
speciesCentaurea cineraria
Centaurea aeolica
speciesCentaurea aeolica
Centaurea gymnocarpa
speciesCentaurea gymnocarpa
Centaurea leucadea
speciesCentaurea leucadea
Centaurea pseudocineraria
speciesCentaurea pseudocineraria
Centaurea veneris
speciesCentaurea veneris
Centaurea pandataria
speciesCentaurea pandataria
Centaurea papposa
speciesCentaurea papposa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1449296.