Centaurea scabiosa

Centaurea scabiosa - Greater Knapweed - Grote centaurie - Centaurea mayor - Centaurée scabieuse - Skabiosen-Flockenblume
English: Greater Knapweed
Nederlands: Grote centaurie
Español: Centaurea mayor - Cabezuera - Cabeza de gurrión - Yerba ojera - Pedo de burro
Français: Centaurée scabieuse
Deutsch: Skabiosen-Flockenblume

Family: Asteraceae - Daisy family
Flowering time: June-September
Height: 20-120cm
Altitude: to 2050m
Colour: purple
Habitat: rough grassland, forest clearings, roadsides, dry calcareous soils
Distribution: throughout Europe, except in the far north and in a number of eastern European countries







Note: The species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as rare and moderately decreased. In this country the plant has been disseminated along the great rivers and seems to be able to establish itself there.

Related key words: Waalbanddijk Neerijnen, Nederlandse Rode Lijst, Viroin, Fondry des Chiens, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Torla