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Greater Knapweed
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Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

Centaurea scabiosa or greater knapweed is a perennial plant of the genus Centaurea. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Greater Knapweed in Elements of Botany

Elements of Botany

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.7

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84344.