Centaurea jacea

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

Description
  1. Popular name(s): Brown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed
  2. Botanical name: Centaurea jacea
  3. Family: Asteraceae
  4. Origin: Asia (Georgia, Russia, Turkey), Europe, North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and as an invasive species in North America and Australia
  5. Height: 30 to 80 centimeters
  6. USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 F/-23 °C)

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Centaurea jacea

Categories: Garden plants | Red & Pink Flowers | Wildflowers |

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