Characteristics
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (S.G. Gmel. ex Gugler) Hayek
spotted knapweed
Successional fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (S.G. Gmel. ex Gugler) Hayek - spotted knapweed
Citation
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (S.G. Gmel. ex Gugler) Hayek
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 22 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - 1
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Clinton Co., NY: 7 Jul 2010 - 5
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Clinton Co., NY: 7 Jul 2010 - 5
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Clinton Co., NY: 6 Jul 2010 - 5
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