ON THIS PLANT
Meadow knapweed is a fertile hybrid between black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea). It is also known by the common names of hybrid knapweed or protean knapweed. The taxonomic status of the species is uncertain, and meadow knapweed has been variously described as different species. The Flora of North America refers to meadow knapweed as the nothospecies Centaurea × moncktonii.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Family
- Compositae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Hybrid Knapweed en Meadow Knapweed en Protean Knapweed
