Knapweed
Centaurea sp.
Summary 2
Centaurea (/ˌsɛntɔːˈriːə/) is a genus of between 350 and 600 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich. Common names for this genus are centaury, centory, starthistles, knapweeds, centaureas and the more ambiguous "bluets"; a vernacular name used for these plants in parts of England is "loggerheads" (Common Knapweed)....
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea
More Info
iNat Map
| Status | non-native |
|---|---|
| Form | herbaceous |
| Leaf type | compound, simple |
| Arrangement | alternate |
| Color | pink/red, purple |
