Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa
(Greater Knapweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyCentaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
SpeciesCentaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
GenusCentaurea (knapweeds and star-thistles)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed) :
1: Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP50 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Capitulum - side view - close-upImage 2: Capitulum - top view - close-upImage 3: Capitulum - top view - close-up (2)
2: Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Capitulum bud - side view - close-upImage 2: Capitulum buds - side view - close-upImage 3: Capitulum - side view - close-upImage 4: Capitulum - side view - close-up (2)Image 5: Capitulum - side view - close-up (3)Image 6: Capitulum - side view - close-up (4)Image 7: Capitulum - side view - close-up (5)Image 8: Capitulum - side view - close-up (6)Image 9: Capitulum - side view - close-up (7)Image 10: Capitulum - top view - close-upImage 11: Leaf - cauline - close-upImage 12: Leaves - basal and lower
3: Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
10 Jul 1977 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Capitulum - side viewImage 2: Capitulum - top view
4: Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
17 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant
5: Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
13 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Capitulum with 6-spot burnets

Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Centaurea scabiosa var scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
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