Centaurea melitensis Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Centaurea melitensis (Malta starthistle, tocalote) is a bushy annual (family Asteraceae) found throughout most of California and in many other western states. Malta starthistle prefers disturbed and open areas, including grasslands, open woodlands, agricultural fields and roadsides.
Centaurea melitensis L. - Calflora
Centaurea melitensis is an annual herb that is not native to California. [Cal-IPC] Invasive: Centaurea melitensis (Malta starthistle, tocalote) is a bushy annual (family Asteraceae) found throughout most of California and in many other western states.
Centaurea melitensis - Wikipedia
Centaurea melitensis (called Maltese star-thistle[1][2] in Europe, tocalote or tocolote in western North America) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, 1 to 11 decimetres (4 to 43 in) high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa.
Centaurea melitensis - Texas Invasives
2008年11月24日 · Centaurea melitensis Malta star-thistle. Synonym(s): Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family) Duration and Habit: Annual, Biennial Herb
Centaurea melitensis, Maltese Star-thistle - Southwest Desert Flora
Tiny wind-borne seeds and parts of flowers and foliage of Centaurea melitensis may possibly be eaten by birds and small mammals. Special Value to Native Bees, Butterflies and Insects European Honey Bees ( Apis mellifera ) are important pollinators of Maltese Star-thistle.
Malta starthistle (Centaurea melitensis L.) Sunflower family (Asteraceae) Malta starthistle is an invasive plant that has been listed as a noxious weed in Arizona and New Mexico. This field guide serves as the U.S. Forest Service’s recommendations for management of Malta starthistle in forests, woodlands,
Centaurea melitensis (Maltese starthistle) | CABI Compendium
This datasheet on Centaurea melitensis covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Diagnosis, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Impacts, Uses, Prevention/Control, Further Information.
IPCW Plant Report – California Invasive Plant Council
In California, tocolote (Centaurea melitensis) grows as a winter annual, producing one to several solitary or clustered, spiny, yellow-flowered heads during spring and early summer. The pre-bolting vegetative characteristics of this species are similar to those of yellow starthistle. Bolting occurs during early spring. The stem leaves extend
Centaurea melitensis - Native Plant Society of Texas
It grows 1 to 3 ft tall. Flowers are yellow, 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) across, and surrounded by sharp, tan, 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) long, spiny cobwebbed bracts. Blooming occurs from April to September. Plants can produce 1-60 or more seeds per head and 1-100 heads or more per plant.
Centaurea melitensis | UC Irvine - Center for Environmental Biology
Scientific Name: Centaurea melitensis Common Names: Tocalote,Maltese star thistle or centaury; Napa thistle; croix de Malte Photo: Line Drawing: Morphological Description: Flowers/Fruits: flower head has disk flowers only, and lacks the strap-shaped flowers starts flowering mid-March to mid-April Leaves: