Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.
(Field Scabious)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesKnautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
GenusKnautia (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles and scabiouses)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) :
1: Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
24 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Capitulum - close-upImage 3: Capitulum in budImage 4: Capitulum in flower - close-upImage 5: Cauline leaves
2: Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
31 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Calyx - fruiting - from belowImage 2: FloretImage 3: Floret (2)Image 4: Flower head - side viewImage 5: Flower head - side view (2)Image 6: Fruiting head - side viewImage 7: Fruiting head - side view (2)Image 8: Fruiting head - youngImage 9: Fruits - young - close-upImage 10: Fruits - young - tipsImage 11: Fruit - young - tip - close-upImage 12: Fruit - young - tip - close-up (2)Image 13: Fruit - young - tip - close-up (3)Image 14: Leaf - basal - top surfaceImage 15: Leaf - basal - top surface (2)Image 16: Leaf - basal - under sideImage 17: Leaf - top surface - close-upImage 18: Leaf - under surface - close-upImage 19: Particularly brightly-coloured specimen - flower headImage 20: Particularly brightly-coloured specimen - flower head in budImage 21: Particularly brightly-coloured specimen - flower head - side viewImage 22: Particularly brightly-coloured specimen - flower head - side view (2)Image 23: Pollen grainImage 24: Pollen grain (2)Image 25: Pollen grain - close-upImage 26: Pollen grain - detailsImage 27: Pollen grain - end onImage 28: Pollen grain - germinatingImage 29: Pollen grainsImage 30: Pollen grains (2)Image 31: Pollen grain - surface ornamentation
3: Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
2 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - enlarged

Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious)
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