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Scientific Name
Centaurea diffusa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Centaurea diffusa Lam.
Park
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Diffuse knapweed
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Centaurea |
| Species | Centaurea diffusa |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Noxious weed
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
An Assessment of Exotic Plant Species of Rocky Mountain Natinal Park - USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Currently estimated to cover less than 2 hectares its uncommon in the Fall River District and rare in the other districts.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
8
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
David Pillmore
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
I & M Alison Loar
Last Modified Date
1/7/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: http://www.cwma.org/diff_knapweed.html http://www.mtweed.org/Identification/Diffuse/diffuse.html, Park Species Data Source: An Assessment of Exotic Plant Species of Rocky Mountain Natinal Park - USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Its also in the Romo Exotic Species List, Accepted Detail: !LMS Noxious weed
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