Centaurea sphaerocephala L., 1753 Dataset International Plant Names Index Rank SPECIES Published in Sp. Pl. 2: 916. 1753 [1 May 1753] Classification kingdom Plantae family Asteraceae species Centaurea sphaerocephala Name Homonyms Centaurea sphaerocephala Schousb. ex Ball, 1878 Centaurea sphaerocephala L., 1753 Centaurea sphaerocephala J.Gav ex Durieu, 1847