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Taxon:  Centaurea stoebe L.



Summary
Genus:
Centaurea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Centaureinae
Nomen number:
419661
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:914. 1753
Verified:
12/14/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Centaurea stoebe L. subsp. australis (Pančić ex A. Kern.) Greuter (0 active accession[s])
Centaurea stoebe L. subsp. serbica (Prodán) Ochsmann (0 active accession[s])
Centaurea stoebe L. subsp. stoebe (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Ochsmann, J. 2000. Morphologische und molekularsystematische Untersuchungen an der Centaurea stoebe L.-Gruppe (Asteraceae-Cardueae) in Europa. Diss. Bot. 324:1-242.
  6. Ochsmann, J. 2001. The Centaurea stoebe L. group in Europe. Welcome to the Centaurea pages
  7. Ochsmann, J. 2001. On the taxonomy of spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe L.). Proceedings of the First International Knapweed Symposium of the Twenty-first Century, 15-16 March 2001, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 33-41.
  8. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
spotted knapweed –
German
gefleckte Flockenblume –
gewöhnliche Rispen-Flockenblume –
Swedish
sandklint –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe widely natzd. elsewhere
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (n.), Croatia, Italy (n.), North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (widely natzd. elsewhere)
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=419661. Accessed 2 June 2025.