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Centaurea

*Centaurea phrygia Linnaeus. Common name: Wig Knapweed. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent or spread from seed mixes. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for GA Piedmont in Zomlefer et al. (2018). Reported for VA in FNA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: Many subspecies are often recognized in Eurasia (see POWO 2024).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA19, Il, K4, NE, NY; = n/a — C, Pa; > Centaurea austriaca Willd.; > Centaurea nervosa Willd. — F; > Centaurea phrygia ssp. phrygia — POWO. Basionym: Centaurea phrygia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Centaurea phrygia - FNA19

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