Sunday, 19 September 2021

Centaurea nigra 黑矢車菊

Common name: Common Knapweed
Scientific name: Centaurea nigra 黑矢車菊
Genus: Centaurea 矢車菊屬
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae 菊科, aster , daisy, composite or sunflower family

Origin: native

Date: 18th July




still in flower buds?


involucral bracts without strong spines; apical portion of involucral bracts (black spider-like structures above) separted from basal portion (pale green part below the black spider-like structure) by distinct constriction (become narrower in the middle of the bract); apical portion of involucral bracts blackish, deeply and regularly toothed.


flowers purple

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