Volutaria muricata

(Linnaeus) Maire in É. Jahandiez et al.

in É. Jahandiez et al., Cat. Pl. Maroc, 3. 817. 1934.

Common names: Morocco knapweed
Basionym: Centaurea muricata Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 918. 1753
Synonyms: Amberboa muricata (Linnaeus) de Candolle Cyanopsis muricata (Linnaeus) Dostál Volutarella muricata (Linnaeus) Bentham & Hooker f.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 175.
Revision as of 20:15, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Leaves: proximal oblanceolate, margins denticulate to deeply pinnatifid, distal smaller, linear, ± entire or lobed, faces villous with septate hairs, minutely resin-gland-dotted. Heads 3–5 cm diam. Peduncles 5–15 cm, distally leafless, finely arachnoid-tomentose, especially near tips. Involucres 15–18 mm. Phyllaries in 5–7 series, minutely spinulose-serrulate, finely pilose, outer and mid ovate, appressed, dark-margined, abruptly tipped by spreading or reflexed, flattened spine tips 3–5 mm, inner lanceolate, with erect or flaring, flattened, ± spineless tips. Florets: corolla lobes of sterile 10–15 mm, spreading; corollas of fertile 13–14 mm, tubes 5–6 mm, throats 2–4 mm, lobes 5–6 mm. Cypselae pale gray-brown, scars with cartilaginous rims; pappi of irregularly toothed scales 1–2.5 mm, outer shorter and narrower than inner. 2n = 24 (n Africa, as Cyanopsis muricata).


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, sparingly established, in coastal regions, probably escaped from cultivation
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Calif., sw Europe, n Africa.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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David J. Keil +
(Linnaeus) Maire in É. Jahandiez et al. +
Centaurea muricata +
Morocco knapweed +
Calif. +, sw Europe +  and n Africa. +
0–100 m +
Disturbed sites, sparingly established, in coastal regions, probably escaped from cultivation +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
in É. Jahandiez et al., Cat. Pl. Maroc, +
Amberboa muricata +, Cyanopsis muricata +  and Volutarella muricata +
Volutaria muricata +
Volutaria +
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