Characteristics
Centaurea jacea × C. nigra = C. ×moncktonii C.E. Britton
meadow knapweed
Pastures, successional fields, roadsides, thickets, and disturbed soils.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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This nothospecies (hybrid) often occurs without both parents in the vicinity. It is morphologically variable and in its extremes, it approaches either of the parents. Some individuals also appear close to C. nigrescens and may represent hybrids with that species.
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Not Native
Naturalized
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
SNA (State Rank)
GNA (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Centaurea jacea × C. nigra = C. ×moncktonii C.E. Britton - meadow knapweed
Citation
Centaurea jacea × C. nigra = C. ×moncktonii C.E. Britton
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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.