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Persian knapweed

Psephellus dealbatus

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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 Alaska.January 61, February 45, March 70, April 111, May 160, June 174, July 186, August 160, September 118, October 88, November 48, December 37.
United States1,264
Alaska1,258
Russia366
Ukraine220
Kyiv84
Canada66
Kyiv Oblast60
Stavropol Krai42
Bryansk Oblast34
Alberta31

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
GenusPsephellus

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