species
Centaurea jacea
brown knapweed · brown-ray knapweed · brown-rayed knapweed · brownray knapweed
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Centaurea jacea belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as brown knapweed, brown-ray knapweed, brown-rayed knapweed or brownray knapweed, introduced to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- In the UK
- Introduced
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