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Tyrol knapweed

Centaurea nigrescens

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 4, February 5, March 16, April 40, May 150, June 100, July 181, August 199, September 141, October 117, November 70, December 13.
United States1,069
Italy1,036
Nord-Ovest681
New Jersey464
Nord-Est295
New York294
Canada215
Ontario187
Virginia132
Maryland100

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusknapweeds · Centaurea

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