Centaurea scabiosa L.

Spice

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Centaurea

Catalan common name: Gratabous.

Province distribution: Alacant. Castelló. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian with a big area

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Meso-xerophyll mountain fields. Dry soils.