Centaurea scabiosa Linnaeus

Centaurea scabiosa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a.

Vernacular names

• centaurée scabieuse Meades et al., 2000

• greater knapweed FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• greater centaurea Klinkenberg, 2010+
• hardheads FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• rough knapweed Hinds, 2000
• scabious knapweed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Carduoideae
Tribe	Cardueae
Genus	Centaurea
Species	Centaurea scabiosa

Habit

Herb