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Wig Knapweed

Centaurea phrygia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 677, February 500, March 784, April 1,233, May 1,778, June 1,939, July 2,075, August 1,784, September 1,310, October 978, November 534, December 418.
United States14,035
Alaska14,011
Russia2,814
Moscow Oblast465
Kostroma Oblast346
Penza Oblast208
Finland192
Moscow169
Republic of Mordovia162
Tula Oblast160

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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