BROWN KNAPWEED

Class: Centaurea jacea

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Red-purple

Height: 30 cm-1.2 m (1-4')

Each Flower: 2.5-4 cm (1-1 1/2") across with outer circle of ragged-looking disk flowers, inner disk flowers tightly packed; involucre almost round, several rows of rounded, brownish, papery bracts with somewhat coarsely dissected margins

Leaves: Almost alternate throughout length of stems; lower ones may be lobed; stem leaves stalkless; blades narrow lance-shaped, covered with short, stiff hairs

Stems: Woody, square, with short, stiff hairs, many branched

Blooming Period: July - October

Habitat: Waste ground, fields, and roadsides

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