Warning! This is an
invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn
more about invasive plants!
Brown Knapweed (Centaurea jacea)
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Invasive
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: June to
September
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 7/30/2005
Notes:
Bracts are light brown and feathered.
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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.
