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Abstract
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM
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- Knapweed
- Knapweeds
- Centaurea calcitrapa
- Centaurea rhenana
- Centaurea solstitialis
- Centaurea stoebe
- Purple Star Thistle
- Red Star Thistle
- Spotted Knapweed
- Thistle, Red Star
- Thistle, Yellow Star
- Yellow Star Thistle
- Knapweed, Spotted
- Purple Star Thistles
- Red Star Thistles
- Spotted Knapweeds
- Star Thistle, Purple
- Star Thistle, Red
- Star Thistle, Yellow
- Thistle, Purple Star
- Yellow Star Thistles
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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other 'thistle' plants are also available
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2003
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Centaurea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031179. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031179
- Centaurea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea
- Centaurea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156414