Centaurea solstitialis

Yellow star-thistle
	Yellow star-thistle flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Centaurea
Species:	C. solstitialis
Binomial name
	Centaurea solstitialis; L.

Centaurea solstitialis, the yellow star-thistle, is a species of thorny plant in the genus Centaurea, which is part of the family Asteraceae. A winter annual, it is native to the Mediterranean Basin region and invasive in many other places. It is also known as golden starthistle, yellow cockspur and St. Barnaby's thistle (or Barnaby thistle).^[1]

^ DiTomaso, J (2001). "Element Stewarship Abstract for Centaurea solstitialis" (PDF). The Nature Conservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

[1] DiTomaso, J (2001). "Element Stewarship Abstract for Centaurea solstitialis" (PDF). The Nature Conservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

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