PLANTS Profile for Centaurea trichocephala (feather-head knapweed)

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Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.
feather-head knapweed

Symbol:

CETR12

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

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Distribution:
Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.


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Related Taxa:
Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 37 species in Centaurea

Classification:
Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Centaurea L. – knapweed
Species	Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd. – feather-head knapweed

Introduced Information:
Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506892.

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Centaurea trichocephala M. Bieb. ex Willd.

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 01:48 AM CDT