Calflora
Taxon  Report   9791 
Centaurea stoebe  L.  ssp. micranthos  (Gugler) Hayek
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos
© 2012 Zoya Akulova
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Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos
© 2012 Zoya Akulova
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild. Cal-IPC rating: High

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Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos
© 2005 Louis-M. Landry
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Centaurea
Parent Record Centaurea stoebe
Community:
escaped cultivar
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PLANTS: Acosta maculosa
PLANTS: Centaurea biebersteinii
ICPN + PLANTS: Centaurea maculosa
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FEIS: DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE:  "Spotted knapweed is native to eastern Europe, though it now occurs in western and central Europe. It was introduced to North America, probably as a contaminant in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seed and/or ship's ballast, in the late 1800s ... . In 1920, the distribution of spotted knapweed in North America was limited to the San Juan Islands, Washington."

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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 21, 2018).

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