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Centaurea

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Centaurea
a genus of thistles of the Asteraceae family of plants; contain sesquiterpene lactones which cause nigropallidal encephalomalacia in horses. Includes C. melitensis (Maltese cockspur), C. repens (C. picris, Russian or creeping knapweed, hard heads), C. solstitialis (yellow star or St. Barnaby's thistle).
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Centaurea solstitialis. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003


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Acklington is home to the diascia collection, and there is centaurea at Netherwhitton and sedum at Choppington, while three collections are at separate locations in Darras Hall - brunnera, potentilla and leucojum.
Late Spring and Summer: Campanula, Nemophila, Eschscholzia, Clarkia, Gypsophila, Centaurea, Linum, Lavatera, Nigella, Limnanthes, Cosmos, Reseda, Phacelia, Coreopsis, Nepeta, Persicaria, Sidalcea, Rudbeckia, Geranium, Achillea, Erigeron, Lonicera, Hydrangea, Solidago, Cotoneaster, Cynoglossum, Scabious, Anchusa, Lavendula, Origanum, Lythrum, Helenium, Thymus, Veronica and Hebe, Viburnum, Syringa, Fragaria, Rubus, Ligustrum, Potentilla, .
2001) have isolated a number of flavonoid sulphates from roots and aerial parts of Centaurea bracteata Scop.
 
 
 
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