Acroptilon repens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

(not an active name)

Russian knapweed

2017 Barbara Boethling

2013 Richard Spellenberg

2013 Neal Kramer

2012 Gina Darin

2017 Barbara Boethling

2008 John Dittes

2009 Ron Wolf

2001 CDFA

Acroptilon repens is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

also called Rhaponticum repens

Cal-IPC rating: moderate


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1132 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Acroptilon
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Centaurea picris
PLANTS	Centaurea repens
JEF	Rhaponticum repens

Information about Acroptilon repens from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (ACRE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: moderate Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).