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squarrose knapweed

Centaurea triumfettii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 4, February 11, March 15, April 37, May 190, June 257, July 97, August 40, September 18, October 6, November 5, December 1.
Italy681
Nord-Ovest384
Centro128
Nord-Est115
Slovenia91
Zahodna Slovenija80
Sud54
France33
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur28
Croatia23

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise squarrose knapweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.