CornflowerCentaurea limbata

Herbaceous plant with erect stems, branching from the base or only in the distal half. The lower leaves are broader and petiolate, while the stem leaves are sessile, pinnate and with oblong-lanceolate segments, the terminal one generally longer. The flowers appear grouped in solitary chapters.

WHERE TO FIND IT IN AROUCA GEOPARK

Pouco Preocupante

Endemismo Ibérico

Protected Species

Breeding Season March - July

Dimension Max. height: 60 cm

Habitat Shrub and woodland glades, meadows, rocks; mountain areas.

Centáurea-da-gralheira  © Avelino Vieira

Centáurea-da-gralheira © Avelino Vieira

Centáurea-da-gralheira  © Avelino Vieira

Centáurea-da-gralheira © Avelino Vieira

Centáurea-da-gralheira  © Avelino Vieira

Centáurea-da-gralheira © Avelino Vieira

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