Resources
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Know Your Knapweeds - North Dakota State University
Representative Images
0022037 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Plant(s) Norman E. Rees |
0022038 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Plant(s) Norman E. Rees |
0022039 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Infestation Norman E. Rees |
1459258 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
1459259 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Seedling(s) Steve Dewey |
1459261 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
1459264 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Feature(s) Steve Dewey |
1459265 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
5306049 Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alaska Noxious Weeds
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kansas Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Utah Noxious Weeds
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wyoming Noxious Weeds
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Rhaponticum |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
hardheads
Related Scientific Names:
| Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. | (Synonym) |
| Centaurea picris (L.) DC. | (Synonym) |
| Centaurea repens (L.) DC. | (Synonym) |

