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


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea diffusa   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Centaurea diffusa

 

COMMON NAME:
Tumble Knapweed, White-flowered Knapweed


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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Centaurea diffusa   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Centaurea diffusa

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3771

Forb
Annual/Perennial

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

Non-native: Europe

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal & lower stem leaves often absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Creamy-white
Rays: Absent
Bisexual, fertile (peripheral florets sterile)
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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