Centaurea melitensis L.

PLANTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS

Flora of San Nicolas Island

Asteraceae

Centaurea melilensis L.

Flowers yellow.

Ventura County: San Nicolas Island: Flats at southern
edge of Mesa, E of Desert Fan Canyon, ca. 0.25 miles
WSW of Peak 606. Locally common; clay flats.
Elevation: 590 feet.

Associated species: Opuntia prolifera, Isocoma
menziesii, Atriplex semibaccata, Achillea millefolium,
Sonchus oleraceus, Medicago polymorpha, Spergularia
macrotheca, Avena barbata, Bromus diandrus, B.
rubens.

Steven A. Junak SN- 925	26 May 1992

SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN (SBBG)

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