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Genus: Amberboa — sultan

The single species in this genus is included in the genus Centaurea in other recent floras.

Stems: Amberboa moschata. ~ By William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2025 William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Barbara Thiers, Director; bthiers[at]nybg.org ~ C.V. Starr Herbarium - NY Botanical Gardens

Plant form: Amberboa moschata. ~ By William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2025 William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Barbara Thiers, Director; bthiers[at]nybg.org ~ C.V. Starr Herbarium - NY Botanical Gardens

Family

Asteraceae (aster family)

This genus’s species in New England

Amberboa moschata

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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