Scientific Name
Centaurea maculosa

Common Name
Spotted knapweed
Life Cycle: Annual

Height: --
Flower/fruit: Up to 1 inch lavender flower heads with harsh, prickly, black-tipped bract
Flowering Season: Early to late summer
Foliage: 4 to 8 inch, highly dissected leaves with linear segments; highly branched wiry stems
Site: Fields, waste places, roadsides
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