Asteraceae
Jersey knapweed
Centaurea paniculata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Jersey knapweed
- German
- Rispige Flockenblume, Rispen-Flockenblume
Synonyms
- Acosta paniculata (L.) Holub
- Acrolophus mierghii (Jord.) Fourr.
- Acrolophus paniculatus (L.) Cass.
- Acrolophus rigidulus (Jord.) Fourr.
- Centaurea abrotanifolia Lam.
- Centaurea cadevallii Cadevall
- Centaurea cadevallii Pau
- Centaurea gallica Gugler
- Centaurea gallica subsp. gallica
- Centaurea maculosa subsp. incisa Arcang.
- Centaurea paniculata f. paniculata
- Centaurea paniculata var. paniculata
- Centaurea paniculata var. thuretii Briq. & Cavill.
- Cyanus paniculatus Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Eusebiol, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alphonse Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marco Bucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jame LAGARRIGUE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: SopSop, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marie PORTAS [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Annick Thiaudière, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marie PORTAS - via Tela Botanica, CC BY-SA 1.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pascale Hay, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marie Portas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Margaux Trg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.