Volutaria muricata

by Richard Spellenberg

Common Name(s)

Morocco knapweed

Synonym(s)

Cyanopsis muricata, Amberboa micractis, Amberboa muricata, Centaurea muricata, Volutarella muricata

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: forb

Native Range

Native to southwestern Europe, northwestern Africa.

Plant Description

V. muricata is an annual or perennial plant in the Asteraceae Family. It grows to 5 dm tall and the disk flowers are pink-purple or lavender with spreading lobes.

History as an Ornamental

Not sold as an ornamental.

External Resources

GBIF Link

GBIF Species Page

USDA Plants Database

USDA Plants Database page

Tropicos Link

Tropicos Species Page

Additional Web Resources

Calflora

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