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Asteraceae
Centaurea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Centaurea ×gerstlaueri Erdner. Common name: Meadow Knapweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Poindexter, Weakley, & Denslow (2011) reported its naturalization in Alleghany Co. North Carolina.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = Centaurea ×moncktonii C.E.Britton — Can, FNA19, Mi, NE, NS; = Centaurea ×pratensis Thuillier — C, illegitimate name; = Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren. ssp. thuillieri Dostál — Va; = Centaurea jacea × nigra — NY; = Centaurea jacea L. ssp. ×pratensis (Gray) Čelak.; = Centaurea monctonii — Il, orthographic variant; = n/a — RAB; >< Centaurea jacea L. ssp. ×pratensis (Gray) Čelak. — FNA19, not formally treated; ? Centaurea nigra L. var. radiata DC. — F; >< Centaurea thuillieri J. Duvign. & Lambinon — POWO. Basionym: Centaurea ×gerstlaueri Erdner 1905

Links to other floras: = Centaurea ×moncktonii - FNA19; >< Centaurea jacea ssp. ×pratensis - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

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