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Centaurea mollis Waldst. et Kit.

Flora Europaea           This is a sporadically encountered species in mesic locations from the upper nemoral and the boreal habitats. We are not at all convinced in regarding the distinction between this species and Centaurea pinnatifida Schur. In most of the populations, the indviduals have appendages of the involucral bracts with characters from the both taxa while the shape of the leaves is very variable. Cozia massif, Valcea county, May 2005. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.net