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Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler
squarrose knapweed

       
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Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

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Synonyms:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

  CESQ Centaurea squarrosa Willd.  
  CETR8 Centaurea triumfettii auct. non All.   squarrose knapweed
  CEVA4 Centaurea variegata Lam., nom. illeg.  
  CEVIS Centaurea virgata Lam. var. squarrosa (Willd.) Boiss.  
 

Distribution:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, MI, NV, OR, UT)
 

Related Taxa:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 37 species in Centaurea, 1 subspecies in Centaurea virgata Lam.
 

Classification:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Centaurea L. – knapweed
Species Centaurea virgata Lam. – squarrose knapweed
Subspecies Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler – squarrose knapweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Centaurea squarrosa
squarrose knapweed              Prohibited noxious weed
California:
Centaurea squarrosa
squarrose knapweed              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Centaurea virgata
squarrose knapweed              A list (noxious weeds)
Nevada:
Centaurea virgata var. squarrosa
squarrose knapweed              Noxious weed
Oregon:
Centaurea virgata
squarrose knapweed              "A" designated weed
squarrose knapweed              Quarantine
Utah:
Centaurea squarrosa
squarrose knapweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

Centaurea squarrosa
squarrose knapweed
Centaurea virgata
squarrose knapweed
Centaurea virgata var. squarrosa
squarrose knapweed

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler

NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters

UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation

 
 
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