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Scientific Name

Centaurea jacea

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Centaurea jacea L.

Park

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

brown-ray 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 jacea

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Roadsides, fields, and waste places

Abundance

Rare

Abundance Notes

Infrequent

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

JSK

Created Date

6/18/2003 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

7/27/2007 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Vanderwerff, 1994. NPBIB-132213.

Other Parks

Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (MAVA)
Saratoga National Historical Park (SARA)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO)

NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

NPSpecies-1.9.3.24963-20240824-030002