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

Centaurea scabiosa — (c) Yurii Basov, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Yurii Basov via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

(c) Yurii Basov, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Yurii Basov via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

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Centaurea scabiosa L.

Greater Knapweed · Asteraceae

Also known as Acrocentron scabiosa, Centaurea scabiosa vertesensis, Colymbada scabiosa, Lopholoma scabiosa and 2 more synonyms.

Centaurea scabiosa or greater knapweed is a perennial plant of the genus Centaurea.

AsteraceaePerennial

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About Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa or greater knapweed is a perennial plant of the genus Centaurea. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads.

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	Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

Native range

Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya

Toxicity

Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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