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Squarrose Knapweed

Centaurea triumfettii

Photo by Jopy
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Description:

The Squarrose Knapweed is an herbaceous perennial plant. This plant grows to a height of about 30–60 centimetres. The leaves are undivided and narrow-lanceolate. The period of flowering is from May until August. The inner flowers are bright purple, the outer ones are azure blue or deep mauve.

Habitat:

mountain Velebit, at 1300 m/asl

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Centaurea triumfettii

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Comments (5)
Jopy
da, ali ne baš svi, samo neki...C. cyanus je u hr različak, a ovaj moj je pustenasta zečina...
injica
šta se ne zovu neki i različak?
Jopy
Hi, Injica is right for Croatian name, I forgot to write it :), this english name I wrote is for specific species, all cornflowers we call "zečina"...
injica
I think Croatian name should be Pustenasta zečina
Sam10
In England we call this a Cornflower, is that another name for it in Croatia?

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PublishedJune 13, 2013

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