Knautia

Knautia
Knautia arvensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Knautia
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Species[1]

55; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Lychniscabiosa Fabr. (1759), nom. superfl.
  • Thlasidia Raf. (1838)
  • Trichera Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. (1818)

Knautia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia.[1] The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus (Scabiosa). The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Knautia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ The Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People & Places by Julia Brittain