Warning! This is an
invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn
more about invasive plants!
Tyrol Knapweed (Centaurea nigrescens)
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·leaf
Other common names: Meadow Knapweed
Invasive
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 4 ft.
Blooms: June to
August
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 7/27/2014
Notes:
Hybrid of brown and black knapweeds.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
