Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Centaurea nigra — (c) Michael D. Pirie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael D. Pirie via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

(c) Michael D. Pirie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael D. Pirie via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

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Centaurea nigra L.

Black knapweed · Asteraceae

Also known as Centaurea jacea nigra, Centaurea nigra radiata. Common names: Common knapweed, Hardheads, Lesser knapweed.

Centaurea nigra is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names lesser knapweed, common knapweed and black knapweed.

AsteraceaePerennial

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About Black knapweed

Centaurea nigra is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names lesser knapweed, common knapweed and black knapweed. A local vernacular name is hardheads.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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