Centaurea scabiosa
Common names
greater knapweed
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1960
Origin
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.