Editing Centaurea (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Redirect|Basket flower|the unrelated Australian plant |Adenanthos obovatus}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Centaurea pullata b.JPG
|image_caption = ''[[Centaurea pullata]]''
|display_parents = 3
|taxon = Centaurea
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|type_species = ''[[Centaurea paniculata]]''
|type_species_authority = L.
|diversity_link = #Species
|diversity = Over 700 species
|synonyms =  {{hidden begin|title = List}} 
* ''Acosta'' <small>DC.</small>
* × ''Acostitrapa'' <small>Rauschert</small>
* ''Acrocentron'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Acrolophus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Alophium'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Ammocyanus'' <small>(Boiss.) Dostál</small>
* ''Antaurea'' <small>Neck.</small>
* ''Behen'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Benedicta'' <small>Bernh.</small>
* ''Calcitrapa'' <small>Heist. ex Fabr.</small>
* ''Calcitrapoides'' <small>Fabr.</small>
* ''Carbeni'' <small>Adans.</small>
* ''Carbenia'' <small>Adans.</small>
* ''Cardosanctus'' <small>Bubani</small>
* ''Cestrinus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Chartolepis'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Cheirolepis'' <small>Boiss.</small>
* ''Chrysopappus'' <small>Takht.</small>
* ''Cistrum'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Cnicus'' <small>L.</small>
* × ''Colycea'' <small>Fern.Casas & Susanna</small>
* × ''Colymbacosta'' <small>Rauschert</small>
* ''Colymbada'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Crepula'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Cyanus'' <small>Mill.</small>
* ''Cynaroides'' <small>(Boiss. ex Walp.) Dostál</small>
* ''Eremopappus'' <small>Takht.</small>
* ''Erinacella'' <small>(Rech.f.) Dostál</small>
* ''Eriopha'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Grossheimia'' <small>Sosn. & Takht.</small>
* ''Heraclea'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Hierapicra'' <small>Kuntze</small>
* ''Hippophaestum'' <small>Gray</small>
* ''Hookia'' <small>Neck.</small>
* ''Hyalea'' <small>Jaub. & Spach</small>
* ''Hymenocentron'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Jacea'' <small>Mill.</small>
* × ''Jaceacosta'' <small>Rauschert</small>
* × ''Jaceitrapa'' <small>Rauschert</small>
* ''Lepteranthus'' <small>Neck. ex Fourr.</small>
* ''Leucacantha'' <small>Nieuwl. & Lunell</small>
* ''Leucantha'' <small>Gray</small>
* ''Lopholoma'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Melanoloma'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Menomphalus'' <small>Pomel</small>
* ''Mesocentron'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Microlophus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Paraphysis'' <small>(DC.) Dostál</small>
* ''Pectinastrum'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Petrodavisia'' <small>Holub</small>
* ''Phaeopappus'' <small>(DC.) Boiss.</small>
* ''Phalolepis'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Philostizus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Phrygia'' <small>(Pers.) Bosc</small>
* ''Piptoceras'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Platylophus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Plumosipappus'' <small>Czerep.</small>
* ''Podia'' <small>Neck.</small>
* ''Polyacantha'' <small>Gray</small>
* ''Psora'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Pterolophus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Pycnocomus'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Rhacoma'' <small>Adans.</small>
* ''Sagmen'' <small>Hill.</small>
* ''Seridia'' <small>Juss.</small>
* ''Setachna'' <small>Dulac</small>
* ''Solstitiaria'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Sphaerocephala'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Spilacron'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Staebe'' <small>Hill</small>
* ''Stenolophus'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Stephanochilus'' <small>Coss. ex Maire</small>
* ''Tetramorphaea'' <small>DC.</small>
* ''Tomanthea'' <small>DC.</small>
* ''Triplocentron'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Veltis'' <small>Adans.</small>
* ''Verutina'' <small>Cass.</small>
* ''Wagenitzia'' <small>Dostál</small>
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'''''Centaurea''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ɛ|n|t|ɔː|ˈ|r|iː|ə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of over 700 species of [[herb]]aceous [[thistle]]-like flowering plants in the family [[Asteraceae]]. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.