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Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 4,219, February 3,116, March 4,882, April 7,680, May 11,073, June 12,075, July 12,921, August 11,112, September 8,158, October 6,089, November 3,328, December 2,601.
United States87,286
Alaska87,253
Russia11,128
Germany2,042
Austria1,902
United Kingdom1,620
England1,567
Moscow Oblast911
Niederösterreich831
Chelyabinsk Oblast687

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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
  • 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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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