Summary[edit] Description: Drawing for life of herbaceus Maltese star-thistle Centaurea melitensis. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 559. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Date: 7 June 2007. Source: http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ceme2_001_avd.tif. Author: USDA (USA gov). Permission (Reusing this file): Public domain.
Summary[edit] Description: Español: Centaurea melitensis hábito, Valle de Alcudia, España English: Centaurea melitensis habit, Valle de Alcudia, Spain. Date: 31 May 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Javier martin. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law..
heads disciform, 1--many, peduncled (or sessile in axils), sometimes of cleistogamous flowers; involucre 10--15 mm, ovoid, +- cobwebby or becoming glabrous; main phyllaries +- straw-colored; tip appendage +- purple, base spine-fringed, central spine 5--10 mm, slender.