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Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.
hardheads

       
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Photo of Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Islamic Republic of Iran. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

  CEPI3 Centaurea picris Pall. ex Willd.
  CERE6 Centaurea repens L.
 

Distribution:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 1 species in Acroptilon
 

Classification:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 Acroptilon Cass. – hardheads
Species Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. – hardheads
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

This plant 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.

Alaska:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Arizona:
Russian knapweed              Prohibited noxious weed
Russian knapweed              Restricted noxious weed
California:
Russian knapweed              B list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Russian knapweed              B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Idaho:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Primary noxious weed
Kansas:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Montana:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Category 1 noxious weed
Nevada:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
Russian knapweed              Class B noxious weed
North Dakota:
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Oregon:
Russian knapweed              "B" designated weed
Russian knapweed              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Plant pest
South Dakota:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Russian knapweed              Regulated non-native plant species
Utah:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
Washington:
Russian knapweed              Class B noxious weed
Wyoming:
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

Russian knapweed
Turestan thistle
hardheads
Centaurea repens
Russian knapweed
hardheads

This plant and 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.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
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:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

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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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

More Accounts and Images:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36459.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.

AZ-Arizona Department of Transportation

Arizona: abstract & image of Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

CA-California Encycloweedia

CA-UC IPM Online

CO-CSU Extension Fact Sheet

CO-Douglas County Weed Education

Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas

Knapweeds, starthistles, & basketflowers of New Mexico

MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management

MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management

ND-Know Your Knapweeds (NDSU Extension)

NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters

SD-Northern State University

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

USDA NRCS Plant Materials

UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation

UT-Utah's 17 Most Noxious Weeds

Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes

WA-Washington Noxious Weed Control Board

 
 
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