Resources
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
![]() 1350056 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Plant(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 5436660 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Plant(s) Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5436657 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Foliage Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5436650 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Foliage Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5474974 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Foliage Rob Routledge |
![]() 1350057 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Cindy Roche |
![]() 5436654 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5436658 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5474971 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Rob Routledge |
![]() 5474972 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Rob Routledge |
![]() 5436663 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Flower(s) Bruce Ackley |
![]() 5436664 brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Seed(s) Bruce Ackley |
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
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Centaurea |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
brown knapweed
| 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. |















