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Spotted Knapwed

Centaurea Stoebe

Photo by Catta Pilosa
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These reminded me of the cornflower that I have in my garden, but these were found growing wild and look a bit different.

Habitat:

Found growing wild in unmanaged areas along the city sidewalk.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Probably Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/centaurea/stoebe/ This belongs to the same genus as the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

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