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Centaurea alba
The leaves, spiny in other centaurea species, are in this plant whitish and hairy. Deeply divided into elongated lobes at least in the plants' lower part, becoming entire towards the top. The "flowers" (actually pseudanthium inflorescences) are pink-red in colour. Each pseudanthium sits atop a cup- or basket-like cluster of scaly bracts, hence the name "basketflowers". C. alba has whitish bracts with a dark apendices.
Spotted at a pine tree forest. Mountains. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Jun 22, 2014
Submitted on Oct 1, 2014
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