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Centaurea diluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Centaurea
Species:	C. diluta
Binomial name
	Centaurea diluta; Aiton

Centaurea diluta, the lesser star-thistle,^[1] North African knapweed,^[2] or pale-flowered centaury,^[3] is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.

References

^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ NRCS. "Centaurea diluta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^ Aiton, William (1789). Hortus Kewensis, or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. 3. London: George Nicol. p. 261.

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[BSBI07-1] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] NRCS. "Centaurea diluta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[3] Aiton, William (1789). Hortus Kewensis, or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. 3. London: George Nicol. p. 261.

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