Asteraceae
Pasture knapweed
Centaurea bovina
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Centaurea bovinaAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pasture knapweed
Synonyms
- Acosta bovina (Velen.) Holub
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.