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Compositae name details
Leucacantha
Nieuwl. & Lunell
AphiaID
1078742
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078742)
Classification
Biota
Plantae
(Kingdom)
Viridiplantae
(Subkingdom)
Streptophyta
(Infrakingdom)
Tracheophyta
(Phylum (Division))
Spermatophytina
(Subphylum (Subdivision))
Magnoliopsida
(Class)
Asteranae
(Superorder)
Asterales
(Order)
Compositae
(Family)
Carduoideae
(Subfamily)
Cardueae
(Tribe)
Leucacantha
(Genus)
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Centaurea
L.
Rank
Genus
Parent
Cardueae Cass.
Direct children (2)
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Species
Leucacantha cyanus
(L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
accepted as
Cyanus segetum
Hill
Species
Leucacantha imperialis
Nieuwl. & Lunell
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Original description
(1918). Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5
[details]
Descriptive notes
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:C96857D6-E8A2-474D-B5F8-DABB63F2B0A7
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:C96857D6-E8A2-474D-B5F8-DABB63F2B0A7
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database.
Leucacantha
Nieuwl. & Lunell. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1078742 on 2025-09-14
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2008-06-16 06:42:42Z
created
Flann, Christina
2013-09-24 06:42:42Z
changed
Flann, Christina
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (1)
Notes (1)
original description
(1918). Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5
[details]
Unreviewed
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:C96857D6-E8A2-474D-B5F8-DABB63F2B0A7
[details]