PLANTS Profile for Knautia arvensis (field scabiosa)

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Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.
field scabiosa

Symbol:

KNAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Dipsacaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg. Usage Requirements.

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Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

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Synonyms:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

SCAR6

Scabiosa arvensis L.

Distribution:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.


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USA (CO, CT, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

View 6 genera in Dipsacaceae, 1 species in Knautia

Classification:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

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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	Dipsacales
Family	Dipsacaceae – Teasel family
Genus	Knautia L. – scabiosa
Species	Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult. – field scabiosa

Introduced Information:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

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:
Knautia arvensis (L.) J.M. Coult.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35408.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 04:15 PM MDT