Mantisalca salmantica — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Distribution in Egypt

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Mediterranean region.

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Global Distribution

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Southern Europe, north Africa, Turkey.

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Localities documented in Tropicos sources

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Centaurea salmantica L.:
United States (North America)

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Localities documented in Tropicos sources

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Mantisalca salmantica (L.) Briq. & Cavill.:
United States (North America)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)

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  • Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.   http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1103 External link.
  • Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).   http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1371 External link.
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National Distribution

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United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Physical Description

Morphology

Description

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Herbage cobwebby-tomentose proximally, glabrous distally. Stems usually 1, leafless distally. Leaves: basal blades oblong, 10–25 cm, margins pinnately lobed; cauline linear to lanceolate, smaller distally, dentate to pinnately dissected. Heads long-pedunculate. Involucres ovoid, distally narrowed. Phyllaries greenish or stramineous, apically blackish, spine tips deciduous, spreading or reflexed, 1–3 mm. Corollas ± purple (rarely white). Cypselae dark brown, 3–4 mm; pappus bristles brownish white or reddish, 2–3 mm. 2n = 18 (Italy), 20 (North Africa), 22 (Europe).
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Diagnostic Description

Synonym

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Centaurea salmantica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 918. 1753
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Conservation

Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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National NatureServe Conservation Status

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United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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Notes

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Mantisalca salmantica is native to the Mediterranean region. It is considered an uncommon introduction into disturbed sites.
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