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	Centaurea sicula  L.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Synon.:  Centaurea solstitialis  L.  subsp. schouwii  (DC.) DOSTAL

Genus:  Centaurea  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	DC.:		Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist
	DOSTAL:		Josef Dostál (1903 - 1999), Czech botanist

Etymology:
	Centaurea:		Greek plant name, from the centaur Chiron
	sicula:		from Sicily
	solstitialis:		summerly
	schouwii:		Joakim Frederik Schouw (1789 - 1852), Danish botanist (SCHOUW)

Fig. 1:  Centaurea sicula / Sicilian Knapweed Sicily, Monte Grosso 27.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

Fig. 2:  Centaurea sicula / Sicilian Knapweed Sicily, Monte Grosso 27.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

Fig. 3:  Centaurea sicula / Sicilian Knapweed Sicily, Monte Grosso 27.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

Fig. 4:  Centaurea sicula / Sicilian Knapweed Sicily, Monte Grosso 27.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

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