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diffuse knapweed
Centaurea diffusa Lam.


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea
Common Name Synonym(s): white knapweed
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Acosta diffusa Lam.
Category: Plants: Forbs/Herbs

58 Records
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0021031
0021031

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0021032
0021032

Flower(s)
USDA ARS Archive

0021033
0021033

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0024090
0024090

Plant(s)
Sara Rosenthal

0024091
0024091

Infestation
Eric Coombs

1148105
1148105

Flower(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive

1211085
1211085

Flower(s)
close-up of two flowers
Dave Powell

1299133
1299133

Control
burning; south of Shoshone, Idaho
Steve Dewey

1350049
1350049

Plant(s)
Cindy Roche

1350078
1350078

Flower(s)
Cindy Roche

1459254
1459254

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

1459255
1459255

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1459256
1459256

Management
Prescribed burn
Steve Dewey

1459257
1459257

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

5229071
5229071

Plant(s)
Richard Old

5229072
5229072

Seedling(s)
Richard Old

5229073
5229073

Flower(s)
Richard Old

5229074
5229074

Foliage

rosette


Richard Old

5358642
5358642

Plant(s)

Diffuse knapweed plant (Centaurea diffusa) in bloom, against a fence.


L.L. Berry

5358643
5358643

Flower(s)

Close-up view of a flower head and flower bud of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), showing the spiny bracts.


L.L. Berry

5358644
5358644

Flower(s)

Close-up view of  flowers and buds of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa).


L.L. Berry

5360195
5360195

Research

Potted greenhouse plant


K. George Beck

5360196
5360196

Plant(s)

Diffuse Knapweed flowering


K. George Beck

5366154
5366154

Plant(s)

bolting growth stage


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366155
5366155

Plant(s)

bolting growth stage


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366158
5366158

Infestation

Tumbling diffuse knapweed trapped in pasture fence


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366159
5366159

Plant(s)

Tumbling diffuse knapweed trapped in pasture fence


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366160
5366160

Plant(s)

Tumbling diffuse knapweed trapped in pasture fence


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366161
5366161

Flower(s)

Variation in flower color.


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366163
5366163

Foliage

basal leaves


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366164
5366164

Foliage

Closeup of diffuse knapweed cauline leaves


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366166
5366166

Foliage

Diffuse knapweed stem and cauline leaves


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366167
5366167

Plant(s)

Grazed diffuse knapweed produced two flowering shoots instead of a single shoot.  Diffuse knapweed usually only produces one flowering shoot but if grazed or damaged, it produces two or more shoots.


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366168
5366168

Plant(s)

rosettes and bolting plants


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366170
5366170

Foliage

rosettes


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366171
5366171

Foliage

rosettes


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366172
5366172

Seed(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366173
5366173

Seedling(s)

fall germinated seedlings


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366174
5366174

Seedling(s)

fall germinated seedlings


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366175
5366175

Plant(s)

Plant caught on undercarriage of a truck. Potential dispersal mechanism.


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5374329
5374329

Plant(s)

Two color forms (white and purple)


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5374330
5374330

Flower(s)

white and purple form


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5374331
5374331

Foliage

stem leaves


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5374332
5374332

Feature(s)

buds on rootstalk


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5374333
5374333

Seedling(s)
Joseph M. DiTomaso

5383073
5383073

Infestation

infestation along roadside


Carey Minteer

5383076
5383076

Feature(s)

typical bleaching of inflorescence after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383080
5383080

Flower(s)

typical bleaching of seed head after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383081
5383081

Flower(s)

after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383082
5383082

Flower(s)

typical bleaching of inflorescence after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383083
5383083

Feature(s)

typical bleaching of inflorescence after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383084
5383084

Feature(s)

typical bleaching of inflorescence after the emergence of Larinus minutus.


Carey Minteer

5383086
5383086

Root(s)

roots being attacked by Cyphocleonus achates.


Carey Minteer

5383087
5383087

Root(s)

roots being attacked by Cyphocleonus achates.


Carey Minteer

5383088
5383088

Flower(s)

plant infested with Cyphocleonus achates larvae.


Carey Minteer

5383099
5383099

Flower(s)
Carey Minteer

5383100
5383100

Feature(s)

typical features of a plant dying from attack by biocontrol agents.


Carey Minteer

5383102
5383102

Feature(s)

inflorescence stressed by biocontrol agents


Carey Minteer




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