Spotted Knapweed | Centaurea stoebe
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
Photo Credit: Bruce Ackley
Biennial or short-lived perennial; multiple stems with several coming from each rosette. Leaves are oblong and wider at the tip. Leaves and stems are blue-gray in color. Flowers are purple, tips of flower heads are urn-shaped. Bracts are usually black, thus the name “spotted”.
Plant Details
| Habitat Notes | Roadsides, gravel bars, pasutres, grasslands. |
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| Mature Height | 3’ |
