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Centaurea uniflora, the singleflower knapweed, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Centaurea of the family Asteraceae.

Centaurea uniflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Centaurea
Species:	C. uniflora
Binomial name
Centaurea uniflora Turra

Description

Centaurea uniflora reaches a height of 40–50 cm. It is densely covered with short rough hair. The stem is erect, leafy and has only one showy purplish-pink flower. The green-gray leaves are dotted, narrowly lanceolate and smaller than one centimeter. The flowering period extends from July to September. The achenes are grayish brown.

Distribution

Centaurea uniflora is distributed in Austria, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Switzerland.

Habitat

This alpine plant occurs in the mountainous areas of the south-east Europe at altitudes above 1500 m, on warm, dry and nutrient-rich soils found in meadows and hillsides.

Subspecies

• Centaurea uniflora subsp. davidovii (Urum.) Dostál
• Centaurea uniflora subsp. ferdinandi (Gren.) Bonnier
• Centaurea uniflora subsp. nervosa (Willd.) Bonnier et Layens
• Centaurea uniflora subsp. uniflora

References

• Centaurea uniflora
• Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 vol.) - Edagricole – 1982

External links

• Media related to Centaurea uniflora at Wikimedia Commons
• Biolib
• Plants

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