*Centaurea ×gerstlaueri Erdner. Common name: Meadow Knapweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Poindexter, Weakley, & Denslow (2011) report its naturalization in Alleghany Co. NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = Centaurea ×moncktonii C.E.Britton — FNA19, Mi, NE; = Centaurea ×pratensis Thuill. — C, illegitimate name; = Centaurea jacea × nigra — NY; = Centaurea monctonii — Il, orthographic variant; = n/a — RAB; ? Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren. ssp. thuillieri Dostál — Va; ? Centaurea nigra L. var. radiata DC. — F. Basionym: Centaurea ×gerstlaueri Erdner 1905
Links to other floras: = Centaurea ×moncktonii - 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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