centaurea_americana
1. [ noun ] (botany) annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
Synonyms: basket_flower
Related terms: centaury
Similar spelling:   Central_American
  Centaurea_cineraria
  Centaurea_imperialis
  Centaurea_scabiosa
  Centaurea_cyanus
  Centaurea_gymnocarpa
  Centaurea_moschata
  Centaurea_solstitialis