Centaurea maculosa
Common names
spotted knapweed
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
November, December
Fruiting
november, december, january,
Year naturalised
1946
Origin
S.C. Europe
Other information
Etymology
centaurea: From the classical name kentaurion (Greek) or centaureum (Latin) in the fables of ancient Greece, which describe the plant healing the foot of Chiron, a centaur famed for his knowledge of medicine and astronomy.
maculosa: From Latin ‘macula’ blotch, meaning full of blotches or mottled