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Centaurea stoebe L.
spotted knapweed

       
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Centaurea stoebe L.

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Distribution:
Centaurea stoebe L.

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

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, QC, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Centaurea stoebe L.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 37 species in Centaurea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek. . Image Available.
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos
spotted knapweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Centaurea stoebe L.

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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 stoebe L. – spotted knapweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Centaurea stoebe L.

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 maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Prohibited noxious weed
spotted knapweed              Restricted noxious weed
California:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
knapweed              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              B list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut:
Centaurea biebersteinii [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Invasive, banned
Idaho:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Centaurea biebersteinii [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Prohibited
Montana:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Category 1 noxious weed
Nebraska:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
Nevada:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Class A noxious weed
North Dakota:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
Oregon:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              "B" designated weed
spotted knapweed              Quarantine
South Dakota:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Regulated non-native plant species
Utah:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
Washington:
Centaurea biebersteinii [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Class B noxious weed
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
Wyoming:
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Centaurea stoebe L.

Centaurea biebersteinii [=CESTM]
spotted knapweed
Centaurea maculosa [=CESTM]
spotted 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.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
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.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin.
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.
 

Introduced Information:
Centaurea stoebe L.

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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Centaurea stoebe L.

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