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Centaurea americana

Centaurea americana Nutt.

American Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket-flower, Star Thistle, Shaving Brush, Basket Flower

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: CEAM2



Centaurea americana (American basket-flower) #87803

Image Information

Photographer: Pyle, Lynn
City: Pilot Point
County: Denton
State: TX
Location Notes: Lake Ray Roberts State Park.
Accession date: 2021-07-23
Filename: L_P_IMG0116.JPG
Slide Index: Basket Flower with Bumblebee TX 7-2-2017 LBJWC.JPG
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: 35 MM
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of a discoid capitulum with a visiting unidentified bumblebee.
Date Taken: 2017-07-02
NPIN Image Id: 87803

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2021-07-21

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