Centaurea scabiosa L.
(Greater Knapweed)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa
Greater Knapweed
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 		Variety 19 images
Centaurea scabiosa var succisiifolia
Greater Knapweed - Entire-leaved Form
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 		Variety 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCentaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
GenusCentaurea (knapweeds and star-thistles)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 35 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
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