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Tyrol Knapweed

Centaurea nigrescens

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

light purple blooms, leaves lanceolate

Habitat:

Native to Europe. Considered a noxious weed in the Northern United States, Canada and Southern Australia.

Notes:

I spotted this non native species on the Bruce Trail in Queenston Park.

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Tyrol Knapweed

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