Centaurea sadleriana

Centaurea sadleriana
	Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Centaurea
Species:	C. sadleriana
Binomial name
	Centaurea sadleriana; Janka

Centaurea sadleriana (Pannonian knapweed) is a Pannonian sub-endemic plant, mostly found in the Pannonian Basin. It grows up to 2 m tall, and has purple or pinkish flowers, which blossom from May to late October.^[1]

This plant likes dry habitats, prefers loess and sandy soil. It can be found on lowlands and also on hilly habitats.^[1]

This species is not endangered yet, but the world population is so small (it grows only in Hungary and its border regions) that it has become protected in Hungary, and is listed on the European Red List of Endangered Plants.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Simon, T. (2000). A magyarországi edényes flóra határozója (Field guide to the vascular flora of Hungary).
^ "Survey of Extremely Endangered Taxons in the Flora of Serbia Which Live in the SNR Zasavica". Zasavica Special Nature Reserve. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007.

External links

http://www.terraalapitvany.hu/haznov/htm/Centaurea.sadleriana.html
http://www.smmi.hu/termtud/ismeretterjesztes/fajlista2001.htm List of protected species in Hungary

[simon-1] Simon, T. (2000). A magyarországi edényes flóra határozója (Field guide to the vascular flora of Hungary).

[2] "Survey of Extremely Endangered Taxons in the Flora of Serbia Which Live in the SNR Zasavica". Zasavica Special Nature Reserve. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007.

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