yellow starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis L.
Resources
- Biology and Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle - USDA Forest Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
![]() 0022047 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Charles Turner |
![]() 1316001 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Flower(s) Peggy Greb |
![]() 1350011 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 1299118 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1350006 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 1350008 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 1459671 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459661 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Foliage Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459656 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459659 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459664 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Feature(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1350005 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Fruit(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 5306095 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Utah Noxious Weeds
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Centaurea |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
yellow star thistle, yellow star-thistle
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Leucantha solstitialis L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |














