NameThatPlant.net: Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-24-003:

Centaurea maculosa FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Spotted Knapweed, Bushy Knapweed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-24-003:
Centaurea maculosa FAMILY Asteraceae__

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Forb
Biennial/Short-lived perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in NC, rare in GA & SC

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple: pinnatifid
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Pinkish-purple
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual, fertile (peripheral florets sterile)

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish-brown
Achene

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