Selected images for meadow knapweed (Centaurea moncktonii )
Meadow knapweed is a hybrid between brownray knapweed (Centaurea jacea L.) and lesser knapweed (Centaurea nigra L.). This perennial knapweed prefers moist roadsides, river banks, moist meadows and forest openings. Leaves are up to 6 in. (15.2 cm) long and 1 in. (2.5 cm) wide and decrease in size as they move up the stem. The lower leaves are toothed or lobed and the upper leaves are linear. Flowering occurs in May to August. Flowers are pink to purple, contained in heads and located at the tips of the branches. Bracts subtending the flower head are brown with a fringed margin. Seeds are 1/8in. (0.3 cm) long. Meadow knapweed is native to Europe.
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1350052 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
0021042 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Stand Eric Coombs |
5422012 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive |
5435711 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
0021040 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
1350053 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Cindy Roche |
5435710 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
5435712 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
5435713 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
5435714 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
5435715 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
5435716 meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
