Contains 13 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
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Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Centaurea benedicta | Blessed Thistle | Not Native | ||
| Centaurea calcitrapa | Purple Star Thistle; Caltrops; Purple Starthistle | |||
| Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower; Bachelors Button | Not Native | ||
| Centaurea diffusa | Tumble Knapweed; Tumble Knap Weed; Diffuse Knap Weed; Diffuse Knapweed; White Flowered Knap Weed; White Flower Knap Weed; Whiteflowered Knap Weed; Whiteflower Knap Weed; White Flowered Knapweed; White Flower Knapweed; Whiteflowered Knapweed; Whiteflower Knapweed | Not Native KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea jacea | Brown Knapweed; Brown Knap Weed; Brownray Knapweed; Brown Ray Knapweed; Brownray Knap Weed; Brown Ray Knap Weed | Not Native AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL) KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea nigra | Spanishbuttons; Black Knapweed; Lesser Knapweed; Spanish Buttons; Black Knap Weed; Lesser Knap Weed | Not Native KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea nigrescens | Tyrol Knapweed; Tyrol Knap Weed; Short Fringed Knap Weed; Short Fringe Knap Weed; Shortfringed Knap Weed; Shortfringe Knap Weed; Short Fringed Knapweed; Short Fringe Knapweed; Shortfringed Knapweed; Shortfringe Knapweed | Not Native GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea repens | Hardheads; Russian Knapweed | Not Native | ||
| Centaurea solstitialis | Barnabys Thistle; Yellow Star Thistle; Yellow Starthistle | Not Native TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea stoebe | Spotted Knapweed; Bushy Knapweed | |||
| Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos | Spotted Knapweed; Bushy Knapweed | Not Native | ||
| Centaurea transalpina | Alpine Knapweed | Not Native KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Centaurea x moncktonii | Meadow Knapweed; Meadow Knap Weed |