NameThatPlant.net: Centaurea nigra

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

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

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Read more about Black Knapweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea nigra FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Black Knapweed, Spanish-buttons

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Centaurea nigra FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea nigra FAMILY Asteraceae__

3772

Forb
Perennial

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

Non-native: Europe

Rare in NC

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Pinkish-purple
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual, fertile

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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