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Knautia dipsacifolia Kreutzer

Caprifoliaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Genus: Knautia (Scabious)

Synonyms

Knautia dipsacifolia
Knautia arvensis subsp. sylvatica
Knautia chabertii
Knautia sylvatica
Knautia sylvatica (L.) Duby
Scabiosa dipsacifolia
Trichera sylvatica

Related species

Knautia maxima (Opiz) Ortmann - Wood Scabious
Knautia dipsacifolia Kreutzer
Knautia drymeia Heuff. - Hungarian Scabious
Knautia arvensis (L.) DC. - Field Scabious
Knautia kitaibelii (Schult.) Borbás - Yellow Scabious

Traits


    40–100 cm tall. inflorescence: capitate; stalk: mostly without glandular hairs. capitula: slightly arched at fruit maturity; capitula-base: without receptacular bracts, hirsute. flowers: reddish to violet. corolla: 4‑leaved. calyx bristles: 8. stamina: 2–4. stem: her...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Knautia dipsacifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Knautia dipsacifolia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Knautia dipsacifolia

Knautia dipsacifolia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

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