Daisy & Dandelion Family [Asteraceae] |
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Pappus: (short, brown) |
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2nd Aug 2009, ex-Windsor High School grounds, Salford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
A branched perennial growing up to 2 feet tall. |
2nd Aug 2009, ex-Windsor High School grounds, Salford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
Flower buds predominantly brownish rather than blackish. |
2nd Aug 2009, ex-Windsor High School grounds, Salford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
There is a full spectrum of variations in the hybrid between its two parents, Common Knapweed and Brown Knapweed. |
2nd Aug 2009, ex-Windsor High School grounds, Salford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
Phyllaries are mid to dark-brown (the 'shield') with irregularly toothed and deeply jagged upper portions. Is this the pappus? |
Not to be semantically confused with: Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) nor with similar Centauries such as Seaside Centaury (Centaurium littorale) [plants whose scientific names are similar, but which are in a totally different Family altogether, the Gentian Family (Gentianaceae)]. Easily mistaken for : Common Knapweed
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Not to be confused semantically with : Knotgrasses such as Knotgrass,
There were two bunches of Knapweeds side by side in the grounds of the recently demolished Windsor High School in Salford; the two distinctly different from one another in that the buds of one were decidedly a much lighter shade of brown. Eventually it dawned on your author that one might just be Grows in waste places and other rough ground.
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Centaurea | × gerstlaueri | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Asteraceae |
Centaurea (Knapweeds) |
Daisy & Dandelion Family [Asteraceae] |