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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhaponticum repens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acroptilon repens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Acroptilon repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH The families and genera of vascular plants (Kadereit & Jeffrey, 2007)
Rhaponticum repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Centaurea repens
COMMON NAME:
Russian Knapweed
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhaponticum repens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acroptilon repens
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Acroptilon repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The families and genera of vascular plants (Kadereit & Jeffrey, 2007)
Rhaponticum repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Centaurea repens
3845
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
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This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal rosette usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Pinkish-purple
Rays: Absent
Bisexual, fertile
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
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