Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Centaurea myriocephala	E.D.Clarke	Travels Eur. Asia & Africa 1: 23.
Centaurea aemulans	Klokov	Fl. URSS xxviii. 533, 617 (1963).
Centaurea ovina	hort. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 321. 1840
Acrolophus diffusus	(Lam.) Á.Löve & D.Löve	Bot. Not. 114: 44 (1961)
Centaurea parviflora	Sm.	Fl. Graec. 10: 9, t. 912 (1840)
Centaurea parviflora	M.Bieb.	Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 594. [Dec 1819 or early 1820]
Centaurea ammophila	Besser ex DC.	Prodr. 6: 586 (1838)
Acosta aemulans	(Klokov) Holub	Preslia 46(3): 226 (1974)
Acosta diffusa	(Lam.) Soják	Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140(3-4): 133 (1972)
Centaurea microcalathina	A.O.Tarassov	Pochvy Rast. Yugo-Vostoka 1970: 101 (1970)
Centaurea spinosa	Griseb.	Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2(5/6): 241 (1846)
Centaurea sabulosa	Ledeb. ex Spreng.	Syst. Veg. 3: 405 (1826)
Centaurea seriensis	Rech.f.	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 69: 525 (1939)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	diffuse knapweed
Arabic	قنطريون منتشر
Azerbaijani	səpələng güləvər
Belarusian	Васілёк раскідзісты
Bulgarian	рехава метличина
Czech	chrpa rozkladitá
German	sparrige flockenblume
Estonian	laiuv jumikas
Finnish	harakankaunokki
Japanese	チェンタウレア・ディッフーザ
Latvian	skrajā dzelzene
Dutch	diffuse knapweed
Russian	василёк раскидистый
Ukrainian	волошка розлога
Ukrainian	харлай
Ukrainian	перекотиполе
Ukrainian	жебрій
Ukrainian	блават розлогий
Chinese	鋪散矢车菊
Chinese	鋪散矢車菊
Chinese	铺散矢车菊

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Name	Authority	First published in
Centaurea stoebe subsp. australis	(Pančić ex A.Kern.) Greuter	Willdenowia 33(1): 56 (2003)
Centaurea stoebe subsp. serbica	(Prodan) Ochsmann	Diss. Bot. 324: 72 (2000)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- Russian Far East
  - Primorye
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Krasnoyarsk
- Western Asia
  - Turkey

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- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Great Britain
  - Norway
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Spain

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- Eastern Canada
  - Ontario
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Iowa
  - Missouri
  - Nebraska
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Indiana
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - Rhode Island
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Idaho
  - Montana
  - Oregon
  - Washington
  - Wyoming
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Kentucky
  - Tennessee
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona
  - California
  - Nevada
  - Utah
- Subarctic America
  - Yukon
- Western Canada
  - Alberta
  - British Columbia
  - Saskatchewan

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000061575
Canadensys	2964
USDA Plants	CEDI3
Tropicos	2700419
INPN	89581
Flora of Italy	6017
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190370-1
The Plant List	gcc-186
Plantarium	9421
Open Tree Of Life	331371
Observations.org	116331
NCBI Taxonomy	124929
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0200003472
Nature Serve	2.137343
IPNI	190370-1
iNaturalist	76210
GBIF	3128962
Freebase	/m/04jxrw
WisFlora	7148
FEIS	plants/forb/cendif
EPPO	CENDI
EOL	467784
Elurikkus	3531
Calflora (Californian flora)	1847
USDA GRIN	104125
Wikipedia	Centaurea_diffusa
CMAUP	NPO25729

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the chloroplast genome of Duhaldea cappa (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Pruski & Anderb. (Asteraceae)

Luo J, Liu X, Li T, Chen H, Qu T, Wang Y, Yu S, Fu Z

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

25-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10812854
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2024.2306203
PMID:	38282979

Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Saussurea sagittifolia (Asteraceae, Cardueae)

Liu XF, Luo JJ, Li TY, Chen H, Liu JY, Li B, Dou L, Fu ZX

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

17-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10769533
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2281704
PMID:	38188437

The complete chloroplast genome of Elephantopus scaber L. (Vernonioideae, Asteraceae), a useful ethnomedicinal plant in asia

Nguyen PA, Khang DT, Nguyen PT, Do HD

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

04-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10478624
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2252944
PMID:	37674912

New Plants, New Resources, New Knowledge: Early Introductions of Exotic Plants to Indigenous Territories in Northwestern North America

Turner NJ

Plants (Basel)

28-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10490097
doi:	10.3390/plants12173087
PMID:	37687334

Effects of extracts from various parts of invasive Solidago species on the germination and growth of native grassland plant species

Perera PC, Chmielowiec C, Szymura TH, Szymura M

PeerJ

28-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10389070
doi:	10.7717/peerj.15676
PMID:	37529210

Trait evolution during a rapid global weed invasion despite little genetic differentiation

Irimia RE, Montesinos D, Chaturvedi A, Sanders I, Hierro JL, Sotes G, Cavieres LA, Eren Ö, Lortie CJ, French K, Brennan AC

Evol Appl

18-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10197227
doi:	10.1111/eva.13548
PMID:	37216028

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae)

Zhang N, Xie P, Huang K, Yin H, Mo P, Wang Y

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

13-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10013558
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2185470
PMID:	36926644

Can allelopathy of Phragmites australis extracts aggravate the effects of salt stress on the seed germination of Suaeda salsa?

Gao J, Guan B, Ge M, Eller F, Yu J, Wang X, Zuo J

Front Plant Sci

16-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9523378
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.990541
PMID:	36186032

In Vitro Selective Combinatory Effect of Ciprofloxacin with Nitroxoline, Sanguinarine, and Zinc Pyrithione against Diarrhea-Causing and Gut Beneficial Bacteria

Osei-Owusu H, Kudera T, Strakova M, Rondevaldova J, Skrivanova E, Novy P, Kokoska L

Microbiol Spectr

16-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9603368
doi:	10.1128/spectrum.01063-22
PMID:	35972279

Sequence Characteristics and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Artemisia argyi Chloroplast Genome

Chen C, Miao Y, Luo D, Li J, Wang Z, Luo M, Zhao T, Liu D

Front Plant Sci

20-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9252292
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.906725
PMID:	35795352

Synopsis of Leptosphaeriaceae and Introduction of Three New Taxa and One New Record from China

Xu R, Su W, Tian S, Bhunjun CS, Tibpromma S, Hyde KD, Li Y, Phukhamsakda C

J Fungi (Basel)

19-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9146790
doi:	10.3390/jof8050416
PMID:	35628672

Effects of Allelochemicals, Soil Enzyme Activities, and Environmental Factors on Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community of Stellera chamaejasme L. along a Growth-Coverage Gradient

Cheng J, Jin H, Zhang J, Xu Z, Yang X, Liu H, Xu X, Min D, Lu D, Qin B

Microorganisms

12-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8781187
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms10010158
PMID:	35056607

Do Uncommon Plant Phenolic Compounds Have Uncommon Properties? A Mini Review on Novel Flavonoids

Carrillo JT, Borthakur D

12-Sep-2021

PMCID:	PMC8445810
doi:	10.1016/j.jobab.2021.09.001

Native and alien species suffer from late arrival, while negative effects of multiple alien species on natives vary

Ferenc V, Merkert C, Zilles F, Sheppard CS

Oecologia

19-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8445876
doi:	10.1007/s00442-021-05017-3
PMID:	34410489

Using Chemical Ecology to Enhance Weed Biological Control

Gaffke AM, Alborn HT, Dudley TL, Bean DW

Insects

03-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8396541
doi:	10.3390/insects12080695
PMID:	34442263

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
4-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol	529893	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)CCCO	212.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Germacranolides and derivatives
Cnicin	5281435	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC2C(C(C1)OC(=O)C(=C)C(CO)O)C(=C)C(=O)O2)CO	378.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
NCGC00385206-01_C20H26O7_(3aR,4S,10Z,11aR)-10-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-methylene-2-oxo-2,3,3a,4,5,8,9,11a-octahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-4-yl 3,4-dihydroxy-2-methylenebutanoate	138404438	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC2C(C(C1)OC(=O)C(=C)C(CO)O)C(=C)C(=O)O2)CO	378.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
3alpha-Hydroxyfriedelane-2-one	14465808	Click to see CC1C(C(=O)CC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	442.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Friedelin	91472	Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Neoruscogenin	9910474	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)O)C)C)OC16CCC(=C)CO6	428.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ruscogenin	441893	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(C(CC(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	430.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Hydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives / Dihydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives
(22r)-22-Hydroxycholes-terol	13754059	Click to see CC(C)CCC(C(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)O	402.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(23S,25R)-23-[6-O-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]spirosta-5-ene-3beta-ol	100982641	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	754.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
(23S)-1beta-[[2-O-[3-O-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]oxy]-23-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)spirosta-5,25(27)-diene-3beta-ol	10581939	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC19C(CC(=C)CO9)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O	1047.10	unknown	via CMAUP database
(25R)-1beta-(2-O-alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyloxy)spirosta-5-ene-3beta-ol	44575746	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(C(CC(C6)O)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	708.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-diacetyloxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-2-[(1S,2S,3'S,4S,4'S,6S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,14R,16R)-4'-[[(2R,5S,6R,7R,8R,10R)-6,7-dihydroxy-2-[(2S)-2-hydroxybutan-2-yl]-10-methyl-3-oxo-1,4,9-trioxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl]oxy]-3',16-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5'-methylidenespiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-14-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] acetate	21590070	Click to see CCC(C)(C1C(=O)OC2(O1)C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C4(C(C5C(O4)CC6C5(CCC7C6CC=C8C7(C(CC(C8)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)C)C)OCC3=C)O)C)O	1139.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
1beta-[(2-O-alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]-26-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)furosta-5,20(22),25(27)-trien-3beta-ol	44567205	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(COC2OC3CC(CC4=CCC5C(C34C)CCC6(C5CC7C6C(=C(O7)CCC(=C)COC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)C)C)O)O)O)O)O)O	869.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
1beta-[2-O-(3-O-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-4-O-acetyl-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyloxy]spirosta-5,25(27)-dien-3beta-ol	101937241	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)OC(=O)C)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC19CCC(=C)CO9	911.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
Aculeoside B	154169	Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(C(CC(C6)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O	1205.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
CID 10462472	10462472	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC18CCC(=C)CO8	706.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ruscin(P)	13935613	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC19CCC(=C)CO9	869.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ruscoside [WHO-DD]	91936850	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(C(CC(C5)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(=C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O	1049.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar acids and derivatives
3-methylbutanoyl (Z,2S)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-oxo-2-[(1S,2R,3R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl]hex-4-enoate	163193630	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)(C(=O)OC(=O)CC(C)C)O	362.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
Euparone	104654	Click to see CC(=O)C1=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2O1)O)C(=O)C	218.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Loliolide	100332	Click to see CC1(CC(CC2(C1=CC(=O)O2)C)O)C	196.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans / Dibenzofurans
Ruscodibenzofuran	323624	Click to see CC1=C2C3=CC(=C(C=C3OC2=C(C=C1)C)O)C(=O)C	254.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides
Esculin	5281417	Click to see C1=CC(=O)OC2=CC(=C(C=C21)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O	340.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Cirsimaritin	188323	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC	314.29	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6
Fastigenin	162464	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)OC)O)O	344.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(01)00115-6

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Centaurea diffusa

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Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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