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yellow starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis L.


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea
Common Name Synonym(s): yellow star thistle, yellow star-thistle
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Leucantha solstitialis L.
Category: Plants: Forbs/Herbs

77 Records
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Flower(s)
Charles Turner

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0022045

Flower(s)
Charles Turner

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Flower(s)
Charles Turner

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0022047

Plant(s)

in flower


Charles Turner

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0022048

Plant(s)
USDA ARS Archive

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0022049

Plant(s)
USDA ARS Archive

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0022050

Stand
Charles Turner

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0024049

Survey
a Russian entomologist examining a seed head
Norman E. Rees

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1148062

Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive

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1299118

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

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1316001

Flower(s)
Peggy Greb

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1317078

Flower(s)
Keith Weller

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1350003

Plant(s)
Cindy Roche

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1350004

Flower(s)
Cindy Roche

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1350005

Fruit(s)
Cindy Roche

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1350006

Plant(s)
Seedling stage
Cindy Roche

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1350007

Plant(s)
Rosette stage
Cindy Roche

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1350008

Plant(s)
Bolting stage
Cindy Roche

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1350009

Plant(s)
Small buds with yellow-green spines begin to be visible at the top.
Cindy Roche

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1350010

Plant(s)
Spines protrude more than half of the bud length.
Cindy Roche

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1350011

Plant(s)
Spines are equal to or greater than 45° angle from stem
Cindy Roche

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1350012

Plant(s)
Spines are straw-colored and equal to or greater than 90° angle from stem.
Cindy Roche

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Plant(s)
Flowering stage
Cindy Roche

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Plant(s)
Seed formation stage
Cindy Roche

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Plant(s)
Mature stage
Cindy Roche

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Plant(s)
Seed dissemination stage
Cindy Roche

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Plant(s)
Senescence stage
Cindy Roche

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1350037

Plant(s)
Linda Wilson

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1350038

Infestation
example of yellow starthistle infestation suitable for a biological control program
University of Idaho Archive

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1350039

Biological Control
collecting yellow starthistle biocontrol agents
University of Idaho Archive

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1350042

Monitoring
monitoring for biocontrol agents
John Connett

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1350043

Monitoring
monitoring a infestation
Linda Wilson

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1355033

Biological Control
Three weeks after yellow starthistle was inoculated with rust spores, ARS plant pathologist Bill Bruckart (left) and California Department of Food and Agriculture plant pathologist Dale Woods inspect one of 20 test sites to learn about the pathogen's performance.
Stephen Ausmus

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1355034

Biological Control
California Department of Food and Agriculture lab assistant Viola Popescu uses a cyclone spore collector developed at the Fort Detrick lab to harvest inoculum from plants at the CDFA greenhouse in Sacramento.
Stephen Ausmus

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1355035

Biological Control
Small, rust-colored spots on starthistle leaves. The presence of these spots indicates that the first field releases of rust spores on starthistle are a success.
Stephen Ausmus

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1355036

Biological Control
Morning dew on a yellow starthistle leaf. Evening inoculations with rust spores (from Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis) are made to catch the overnight dew needed for spore germination and infection.
Stephen Ausmus

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1355037

Flower(s)
Stephen Ausmus

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1391535

Seedling(s)
John D. Byrd

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1459652

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459653

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

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1459654

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

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1459655

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

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1459656

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

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1459657

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459658

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459659

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459660

Feature(s)
winged stem margins
Steve Dewey

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1459661

Foliage
Steve Dewey

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1459662

Feature(s)
Spines
Steve Dewey

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1459663

Feature(s)
Spines
Steve Dewey

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1459664

Feature(s)
Spines
Steve Dewey

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1459665

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459666

Plant(s)
Utah State University Archive

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1459667

Plant(s)
Q-tips
Steve Dewey

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1459668

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459669

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

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1459670

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1459671

Plant(s)
Rosette
Steve Dewey

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1459672

Infestation
Steve Dewey

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1624054

Plant(s)
Native of Mediterranean region, is crowding out cattle forage as well as rare species such as this mariposa lily in Hells Canyon.
Jerry Asher

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1624057

Dispersal

Invasive plants can be spread far and wide by people and as hitchhikers on vehicles.


Jerry Asher

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1624060

Flower(s)
Introduced from southern Europe and the Mediterranean region in the mid-1800s, is a serious rangeland weed throughout the western United States.
Jerry Asher

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Foliage
Richard Old

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Fruit(s)
Richard Old

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Flower(s)
Richard Old

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Flower(s)
Richard Old

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Diagram or Graphic
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 560.
USDA PLANTS Database

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5374358

Infestation
Joseph M. DiTomaso

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5374359

Plant(s)

in flower


Joseph M. DiTomaso

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5374360

Seedling(s)
Joseph M. DiTomaso

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5391594

Flower(s)
Barry Rice

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5391595

Fruit(s)
Barry Rice

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5391596

Stem(s)
Barry Rice

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Plant(s)

A large plant


John M. Randall

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5392040

Infestation

A dreadful patch


John M. Randall

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5392041

Infestation

Roadside


John M. Randall

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5392042

Flower(s)

Q-tip stage


John M. Randall




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