Herbarium Specimen Details

Centaurea transalpina
Herbarium Northern Kentucky University, John W. Thieret Herbarium (KNK) Herbarium logo
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Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Centaurea transalpina Schleich. ex DC. - Determined By: Whitson, Maggie (Mary),
Herbarium Name Used Centaurea transalpina
Locality United States. Kentucky, Boone: Litton Lane & North Bend Road intersection Hebron; Site 2 39° 4' 40" N 84° 42' 27" W
Description Alpine knapweed. Herb with pinkish-purple flowers in heads. Phyllaries black tipped and regularly pectinate.
Habitat BOONE Co., KY: Site 2. Hebron. Exit off I-275 E, then right. Litton Lane & North Bend Road intersection, parked at Waffle House. Weedy areas around St. Elizabeth Health Center parking lot and industrial parking area.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector Whitson, Maggie (Mary) 2013-0053 1/2
with Lundberg, Matthew
Collection Date
Accession Number 31973000007870
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