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)
 0022046 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Flower(s) Charles Turner |
 1459656 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
 1459661 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Foliage Steve Dewey |
 1594571 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Mark Schwarzlander |
 1459671 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
 0022047 yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis Plant(s) Charles Turner |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alberta Weed Control Act
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- 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.
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program Tracked Species List
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Utah Noxious Weeds - Control
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
- Wisconsin Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
- Wyoming Noxious Weeds
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, golden starthistle, yellow cockspur, St. Barnaby's 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. |
