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Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.  

Genus:  Centaurea  L.
 

Authors:
   GODR.:  Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807 - 1880), French physician and botanist
   GREN.:  Jean Charles Marie Grenier (1808 - 1875), French botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Centaurea:   Greek plant name, from the centaur Chiron
   microptilon:   micro = small, ptilon = feather
 

Centaurea microptilon / Small-Feather Knapweed, F Pyrenees, Eus 14.8.2006
Fig. 1:  Centaurea microptilon / Small-Feather Knapweed
F Pyrenees, Eus 14.8.2006
Centaurea microptilon / Small-Feather Knapweed, F Pyrenees, Eus 14.8.2006
Fig. 2:  Centaurea microptilon / Small-Feather Knapweed
F Pyrenees, Eus 14.8.2006

 


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