Centaurea sphaerocephala Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2 : 916. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C) Jarvis, Charlie S7H7 L. Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Asteraceae Centaurea Plantae Asterales Tracheophyta species sphaerocephala      Centaurea sphaerocephalaLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum2: 916. 1753.  "Habitat in Mauritania." RCN: 6617.    Lectotype(Jeanmonod & al. in Jeanmonod, Compl. Prodr. Fl. Corse, AsteraceaeII: 166. 2004): Herb. Linn. No. 1030.45 ( LINN). 2612072305 LINN 1030.45 lectotype