Centaurea calcitrapa L.
Conservation status: VU
First record: Ray,1660 Last record: GMS Easy,1971
Centaurea calcitrapa Star–thistle. Relhan,1785.
Carduus stellatus Star–thistle. Near roads. Ray,1660,28–29(51).
Carduus stellatus Star–thistle. Juxta vias publicas, & in sterilioribus. Ray,1670:57.
Calcitrapa vulgaris foliis laciniatis Martyn,1727,33.
Not recorded since Babington wrote in 1860. Evans,1911,231. 38
Chatteris, J Linton, 28.7.1883, LIV.
Dykemoor Drove. AF.cat.
Benwick, AF.ann.
Turf Fen, AF.cat.
Turf Common near Carter's Bridge, Doddington, JE Little, 1919, CGE.
Driftway near Doddington–abundant. 1928, ('showed it to Mills.' CP Petch, in litt.1977.)
Between Doddington & Chatteris, A Conolly, Aug. 1944, CGE.
Doddington, abundant by roadsides & near turf–fen, TG Tutin & JSL Gilmour, 19.6.1930, CGE.
Doddington Turf fen, L. of Rd to Doddington, JSL Gilmour, 1930.
Doddington Turf fen, L. of Rd to Doddington, still there, A Connolly,1944, (A17, B17).
Doddington, roadside, Primrose Hill, 385.895, PD Sell, 5.8.1953, CGE.
'Roadside by Primrose Hill near Turf fen, Doddington,' 385.895, PD Sell, 5.8.1953, CGE. CNHS
On a small level space on the N side of the causeway road beside the Forty Foot Drain, only c.30 yards from its junction with the main Chatteris–March road. – sketch map. gone since about 12 years. [382.890, N bank of 40ft & west of Chatteris–March road.] JE Raven, n.d., Card index. 44
Duxford, 1 large plant in field, G Crompton, 3.9.1961, CGE.
Rough grazing field, Duxford Round Plantation, [455.434] G Crompton, 3.9.1961. 45
Parker's Piece. Martyn,1763,Herbat.I.
Parker's Piece Xl Coll: Pieces Fisher ann. Berkenhout,241.
Parker's Piece, &c.Relhan,1802.
Parker's Piece. Relhan,1820.
Parker's Piece. Bab.1860,133.
Cow–Fen, &c. Relhan,1820. Cow–fen, Ely. Henslow ann. 2:354.
Cow Fen; Henslow. Bab.1860,133.
By the road behind the Colleges in 1818; Job Watson. Bab.1860,133.
gravel pits, Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, AS Shrubbs, & JH Jones, July 1894, CGE.
1 plant, Coldham's Lane, 483.574, GMS Easy, 1971. 47
Grunty Fen.–Abundant. Jenyns,ann.Relhan,1802.
Grunty Fen, JS Henslow, 26 Aug. 1833, CGE.
Grunty Fen!; Henslow. Bab.1860,133. 49
Wimblington Common, JL Luddington, Sept. 1918, CGE. 56
Bottisham. Jenyns ann.Relhan,1802.
C. calcitrapa Bottisham, nr the Swan Inn, Jenyns,1860.
Near the Swan Inn, Bottisham, L.J. Bab.ann.
C. calcitrapa 'Banks of the Cam between Chesterton and Baitsbite. Fens and fields on each side of Bottisham–lode, between the river and Anglesea Abbey.' 25.5.1830. Henslow Exc.
Swaffham Prior J.D., 15.9.1829, NTM. 57/58
Soham, FGW Jones, 23.7.1944, CGE. 58
On the common beyond Ely. Frequent, but rather difficult to find in flower. ann.Relhan,1802.
Ely; Henslow. Bab.1860,133. 66
[Gamlingay–sleep at Cambridge.] 30M[iles towards Bury]. ...Centaurea calcitrapa. 24 July 1774. Cullum Nat.Journ.WSRO.
Newmarket, 1792, Rev. J Hemsted in Sowerby's MSS. Bab.1860,133.
Centaurea calcitrapa...the Ram, wide opening his ravenous maw, stood ready to devour us;... take a walk to the race–ground as far as the stands; by the way we observe Centaurea calcitrapa plentifully. At some distance we see the Devil's Dyke, and, terrified with the prospect, retreat with hasty steps to supper,–Soham cheese very fine. W Kirby, July 3, 1797. Kirby,82.
C. calcitrapa. near Newmarket. Rev. S Palmer of Chigwell, Essex. Sept. 1828. Mag.Nat.Hist.1829,2:386.
Newmarket, Hb JA Power, 10.7.1838, RTE. 41
Not uncommon. From Mount Pleasant 1818. Skrim.MS.
From Mount–Pleasant Aug.t. 7.1818. Not uncommon in this Neighbourhood. [WS] Hort.Sicc.6:33,WBCH.
'Centa calcitrapa nr Richmond Manor.Wisbech,' Peckover,1859.
Richmond Manor, Wisbech!; A.Peckover. Bab.1860,133.
