Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Genus: Knautia (Scabious)
Knautia maxima (Opiz) Ortmann - Wood Scabious
Knautia dipsacifolia Kreutzer
Knautia drymeia Heuff. - Hungarian Scabious
Knautia arvensis (L.) DC. - Field Scabious
Knautia kitaibelii (Schult.) Borbás - Yellow Scabious
20–50 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitate. <span class="v1">capitula:</span> slightly arched at fruit maturity; <span class="v1">capitula-base:</span> <i>without</i> receptacular bracts, hirsute. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths