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Centaurea nigrescens Willd.

Short-fringed knapweed

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusCentaureaFrom the Latin and a reference to the Centaur Chiron who was supposed to have discovered the medicinal uses of a plant in Greece that came to be called Centaury
Speciesnigrescens

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Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Centaurea debeauxii Gren. & Godr. ssp. thuillieri Dostál

Centaurea dubia Suter ssp. vochinensis (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Hayek

Centaurea pratensis Thuill., non Salisb., nom. illeg.

Centaurea vochinensis Bernh. ex Rchb.

 

Centaurea nigrescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 17 Aug 2021.

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Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 10 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Centaurea nigrescens (short-fringed knapweed)

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

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