Centaurea nigrescens Willd.
Centaurea debeauxii Gren. & Godr. ssp. thuillieri Dostál
Centaurea dubia Suter ssp. vochinensis (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Hayek
Centaurea pratensis Thuill. non Salisb. nom. illeg.
Centaurea vochinensis Bernh. ex Rchb.
Short-fringed knapweed
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Asterales Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family Asteraceae The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus Centaurea From the Latin and a reference to the Centaur Chiron who was supposed to have discovered the medicinal uses of a plant in Greece that came to be called Centaury
Species nigrescens
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Centaurea nigrescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm)
7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)
7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 4 × 3½" (9.9 × 9 cm)
7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)
7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 5 × 4" (12 × 10 cm)
7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 4½ × 4½" (11 × 12 cm)
7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm)
7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine ≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 7.6 cm)
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