Centaurea scabiosa, Greater Knapweed - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Greater Knapweed

Botanical name & synonyms: Centaurea scabiosa, Centaurea coriacea, Centaurea scabiosa var. vertesensis, Colymbada scabiosa

Family: Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

• native Europe to West-Asia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 100 cm
  

• flower VI to IX
  

• plant community: nutrient-poor grassland, forest edges
  

• for bees
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 5 gram