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Centaurea melitensis
(Asteraceae)
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Species description or overview
Centaurea melitensis information from PIER
Information on Centaurea melitensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Centaurea melitensis description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Centaurea melitensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Centaurea melitensis
Nomenclatural information about Centaurea melitensis is provided by ITIS.
Impacts
Centaurea melitensis (Asteraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Centaurea melitensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).
Centaurea melitensis impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Centaurea melitensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Control methods
Centaurea melitensis management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Centaurea melitensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Images
Images of Centaurea melitensis (Asteraceae) (Napa thistle, yellow star thistle)
Links to high-resolution free images of Centaurea melitensis (Asteraceae) (Napa thistle, yellow star thistle) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.
Centaurea melitensis information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands 
Information about Centaurea melitensis in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Centaurea melitensis images from PIER
Images of Centaurea melitensis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Distribution
Centaurea melitensis information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Centaurea melitensis in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Centaurea melitensis worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Centaurea melitensis is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Where to see this species
Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.
Books
Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.
Full-text articles
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Experts
Centaurea melitensis contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Centaurea melitensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Other resources
Centaurea melitensis references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Centaurea melitensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
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