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[[File:Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos 2.jpg|thumb|left|Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Washington]]
[[File:Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos 2.jpg|thumb|left|Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Washington]]
'''''Centaurea stoebe''''' is a species of [[Centaurea]] found in Northern [[Italy]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2700508|title= Centaurea stoebe in Tropicos}}</ref> It is also an invasive species in the United States, and particularly widespread in dryer regions of the Pacific Northwest. This species along with ''[[Centaurea diffusa]]'' are the stereotypical "tumbleweed" of the West- breaking off at the top of the roots which facilitates its seeds spreading far and wide, but arean't actually native to the North American continent, but to a similar dry climate in the Mediterranean.
'''''Centaurea stoebe''''' is a species of [[Centaurea]] found in Northern [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2700508|title= Centaurea stoebe in Tropicos}}</ref> It is also an invasive species in the United States, and particularly widespread in dryer regions of the Pacific Northwest. This species along with ''[[Centaurea diffusa]]'' are the stereotypical "tumbleweed" of the West- breaking off at the top of the roots which facilitates its seeds spreading far and wide, but arean't actually native to the North American continent, but to a similar dry climate in the Mediterranean.


== References ==
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[[Category:Tumbleweeds|Centaurea stoebe]]
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Revision as of 17:18, 9 March 2018

Centaurea stoebe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
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Angiosperms
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Family:
Tribe:
Cynareae
Genus:
Species:
C. stoebe
Binomial name
Centaurea stoebe
L., 1753
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Washington

Centaurea stoebe is a species of Centaurea found in Northern Italy.[1] It is also an invasive species in the United States, and particularly widespread in dryer regions of the Pacific Northwest. This species along with Centaurea diffusa are the stereotypical "tumbleweed" of the West- breaking off at the top of the roots which facilitates its seeds spreading far and wide, but arean't actually native to the North American continent, but to a similar dry climate in the Mediterranean.

References

  1. ^ "Centaurea stoebe in Tropicos".

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