Species
American basketflower
Plectocephalus americanus
Varieties
2 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| LilacBSI-FL39429 | — |
| Details |
| rosy lilacBSI-H105000 | — |
| Details |
Centaurea americana is an older name for Plectocephalus americanus. Its broad flower heads have fringed involucral bracts, producing the basket-like outline behind the common name.
Botanical characteristics
Enlarged outer florets surround the central flowers. This head structure distinguishes it from simply describing the plant as another purple daisy.
The basket-like flower head
Lilac and Rosy Lilac are the colour-labelled seed references for resellers.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Centaurea americana
- Common names
- aster family; composite; composite family; daisy family; sunflowers; sunflowers · daisies · asters · and allies; thistle family
- Synonyms
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- acarnaceae; ambrosiaceae; anthemidaceae; aposeridaceae; arctotidaceae; artemisiaceae; athanasiaceae; calendulaceae; carduaceae; carlinaceae; cassiniaceae; centaureaceae; cichoriaceae; cnicaceae; compositae; coreopsidaceae; cynaraceae; echinopaceae; eupatoriaceae; gnaphaliaceae; grindeliaceae; heleniaceae; helianthaceae; helichrysaceae; inulaceae; ivaceae; lactucaceae; lampsanaceae; madiaceae; matricariaceae; mutisiaceae; nassauviaceae; partheniaceae; perdiciaceae; picridaceae; santolinaceae; senecionaceae; serrulataceae; tanacetaceae; tussilagaceae; vernoniaceae; xanthiaceae; xeranthemaceae
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Species
- Centaurea americana