index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) phylum ANGIOSPERMAE (FLOWERS) CLASS DICOTS SUBCLASS ASTERID SUPERORDER ASTERANAE ORDER ASTERACEAE FAMILY ASTERACEAE
genus CENTAUREA


yellow starthistle


THISTLESEP28 2005.SEP.28 RedBluff, Ca
Starthistle
Tuscan Buttes RedBluff Ca
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Yellow starthistle is a thorny winter annual (Herbaceaus) in the centaurea, knapweed genus.


BBALLBLU.GIF Herbaceous annual

BBALLBLU.GIF Native to the Mediterranean

BBALLBLU.GIF Taproot that can reach a meter deep into the soil, outreaching other plants to moisture.

TREEANA.gif, 13 kB BBALLBLU.GIF Plant Allelopathy
Ability to create monotypic stands in fields that prevent other species from growing.


HEARTBEAT.gif, 48 kB BBALLBLU.GIF Toxic (sometimes fatal) to horses.



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