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Species profile—Centaurea nigra (black knapweed)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Asteraceae (sunflower) → Centaurea nigra (black knapweed)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Asteraceae (sunflower)
Scientific name
Centaurea nigra L.
Common name
black knapweed
WildNet taxon ID
10557
Alternate name(s)
common knapweed
Spanish buttons
lesser knapweed
knapweed
hardheads
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=10557.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024