Volutaria muricata

(Linnaeus) Maire in É. Jahandiez et al.

in É. Jahandiez et al., Cat. Pl. Maroc, 3. 817. 1934.

Common names: Morocco knapweed
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Centaurea muricata Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 918. 1753
Synonyms: Amberboa muricata (Linnaeus) de Candolle Cyanopsis muricata (Linnaeus) Dostál Volutarella muricata (Linnaeus) Bentham & Hooker f.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 175.

Leaves: proximal oblanceolate, margins denticulate to deeply pinnatifid, distal smaller, linear, ± entire or lobed, faces villous with septate hairs, minutely resin-gland-dotted. Heads 3–5 cm diam. Peduncles 5–15 cm, distally leafless, finely arachnoid-tomentose, especially near tips. Involucres 15–18 mm. Phyllaries in 5–7 series, minutely spinulose-serrulate, finely pilose, outer and mid ovate, appressed, dark-margined, abruptly tipped by spreading or reflexed, flattened spine tips 3–5 mm, inner lanceolate, with erect or flaring, flattened, ± spineless tips. Florets: corolla lobes of sterile 10–15 mm, spreading; corollas of fertile 13–14 mm, tubes 5–6 mm, throats 2–4 mm, lobes 5–6 mm. Cypselae pale gray-brown, scars with cartilaginous rims; pappi of irregularly toothed scales 1–2.5 mm, outer shorter and narrower than inner. 2n = 24 (n Africa, as Cyanopsis muricata).


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, sparingly established, in coastal regions, probably escaped from cultivation
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., sw Europe, n Africa

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Volutaria muricata"
scarious +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
David J. Keil +
(Linnaeus) Maire in É. Jahandiez et al. +
decurrent +
Centaurea muricata +
compound +  and simple +
divided +  and dentate +
10-nerved or 20-nerved +  and rugose +
Morocco knapweed +
actinomorphic +
pink +  and purple +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
pale gray-brown +
compressed +  and barrel--shaped +
fertile +  and bisexual +
lobed +, entire +  and linear +
Calif. +, sw Europe +  and n Africa +
0–100 m +
resin-gland-dotted +  and villous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Disturbed sites, sparingly established, in coastal regions, probably escaped from cultivation +
in few-headed corymbiform arrays +, singly +  and radiant +
indeterminate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +  and 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
each +  and sessile +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
sessile +  and winged-petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
linear-oblong +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
denticulate +  and deeply pinnatifid +
tipped +  and dark-margined +
reflexed +  and spreading +
shorter and narrower +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
arachnoid-tomentose +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
papillate +  and smooth +
distinct +  and fused +
in É. Jahandiez et al., Cat. Pl. Maroc, +
flat;convex +
white;tawny +
distinct +
toothed +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
reflexed +, spreading +  and ascending +
flattened +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
leafy +  and branched +
appendaged +  and truncate +
dilated +  and swollen +
enlarged +
Amberboa muricata +, Cyanopsis muricata +  and Volutarella muricata +
Volutaria muricata +
Volutaria +
species +
cylindric +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
flattened +  and flaring +
slender +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
tree +, vine +, shrub +  and subshrub +
14 +, 13 +, 12 +  and 8 +