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Knautia maxima (Opiz) Ortmann

Wood Scabious

Caprifoliaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Knautia maxima
Scabiosa maxima

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&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitate; <span class="v1">stalk:</span> <ba><b>mostly with glandular hairs</b></ba>. <span class="v1">capitula:</span> slightly arched at fruit maturity; <span class="v1">capitula-base:</span> <i>wit...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Knautia maxima

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 maxima

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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 maxima

Knautia maxima

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

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