Asteraceae

Meadow knapweed

Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea

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Meadow knapweed (Centaurea debeauxii) — FlowerPhoto: bont, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Asturian: Padrastu
English: Meadow knapweed

Synonyms

Centaurea debeauxii var. debeauxii
Centaurea jacea subsp. debeauxii (Godr. & Gren.) R.C.V.Douin
Centaurea nigra subsp. debeauxii (Godr. & Gren.) Malag.
Centaurea sessiliflora L.
Centaurea sessilifolia Hill
Centaurea vulgaris Godr.
Jacea abbreviata subsp. debeauxii (Gren. & Godr.) Dostál
Jacea debeauxii (Godr. & Gren.) Holub
Jacea nemoralis subsp. debeauxii (Gren. & Godr.) Dostál

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial

Photos

FlowerPhoto: bont, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.