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Centaurea maculosa
spotted knapweed
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Centaurea maculosa auct. non Lam.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Centaurea biebersteinii

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Centaurea, Species Centaurea maculosa


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Dinosaur National Monument	Fire Island National Seashore
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
Grand Teton National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Saratoga National Historical Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/8/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/27/2026 9:12:26 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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