Centaurea_melitensis.

Post by **MWP admin** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:30 pm

I have met this Asteracea plant at Fomm ir-Rih and I was wondering if it is Centaurea melitenis (described uncommon to rare) or C. nicaeensis (described common). Taken 14th April.

C. nicaeensis is described to flower from May.

TNX

robcar · Post by **robcar** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:33 pm

Must be C. nicaensis - stems do not appear to be winged as they are in C. melitensis. Haslam gives C. nicaensis as flowering from April (4-7)

Post by **MWP admin** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:20 pm

I agree Robcar, I also read that melitensis has a reduced flower and also I have seen quite a lot of these that surely do not fall as uncommon.

The question arose when I checked a book about maltese flora with illustrations only, and the leaves of niceensis where much more narrow unlike the one I photographed.

Thank you

Sdravko · Post by **Sdravko** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:44 am

Yeah, certainly nicaensis