Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Vascular Plants
Plants of Wisconsin
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Photographer:
Cindy Roche
Cindy Roche
from USDA Plants website
Family
Asteraceae
Centaurea nigra L.
black knapweed, lesser knapweed
Centaurea
:
ancient Greek plant-name, poetically associated with Chiron, the Centaur, but without wholly satisfactory explanation
nigra
:
Latin for "black"
Detailed Distribution:
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Status:
Introduced - adventive
Plant:
perennial forb
(Glossary)
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Synonyms
Centaurea nigra L. var. radiata DC.
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