Amberboa moschata

Amberboa moschata (common name sweetsultan)[2] is a Southwest Asian species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and the Caucasus. It is also widely cultivated in many places as an ornamental, and is reportedly naturalized in parts of China and North America.[3][4][5]

Amberboa moschata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cynareae
Genus:
Amberboa
Species:
A. moschata
Binomial name
Amberboa moschata
(L.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Centaurea moschata L.
  • Centaurium moschatum (L.) Cass.
  • Centaurium suaveolens Cass.
  • Chryseis moschata (L.) Cass.
  • Cyanus luteus Moench
  • Cyanus moschatus (L.) Gaertn.

Amberboa moschata is a branching herb up to 50 cm tall. Flower heads are usually purple, showy, and sweet-scented.[3][6]

References
  1. The Plant List Amberboa moschata (L.) DC.
  2. "Amberboa moschata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 186 珀菊 po ju Amberboa moschata (Linnaeus) Candolle, Prodr. 6: 560. 1838.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 173 Sweet-sultan, Amberboa moschata (Linnaeus) de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 6: 560. 1838.
  6. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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