Centaurea giardinae Raimondo & Spadaro 2006
- Dataset
- The Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae): taxonomic checklist and typifications
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Raimondo, F. M. & Spadaro, V. (2006) Centaurea giardinae (Asteraceae) nuova specie dell'Etna (Sicilia orientale). Il Naturalista siciliano, s. 4., 30 (3 - 4): 371 - 378.
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Asterales
- family
- Asteraceae
- genus
- Centaurea
- species
- Centaurea giardinae
materials_examined
Type: — ITALY. Sicily: “ pendici nord-orientali dell’Etna sopra Linguaglossa (Catania), su suolo lavico in località Mareneve in ambiente semirupestre, 760 m s. l. m., 37 ° 49 ’ 49,02 ” N – 15 ° 06 ’ 30,72 ” E ”, 15 June 2005, Raimondo & Spadaro (holotype PAL; isotypes PAL, FI). Notes: — This species is very common in the Etna volcano. Compared to the other species of the C. parlatoris complex, it usually has a caespitose habit.