Resources
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Know Your Knapweeds - North Dakota State University
- Program Aid - USDA APHIS PPQ
Representative Images
0024090 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Plant(s) Sara Rosenthal |
1350049 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
1459254 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
1459257 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
1148105 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Flower(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
1350078 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Flower(s) Cindy Roche |
5358643 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Flower(s) L.L. Berry |
5374333 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Seedling(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
1459255 diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
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
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Idaho 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.
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- Nebraska Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- 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 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: Centaurea |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
white knapweed
Related Scientific Names:
| Acosta diffusa Lam. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

