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Knautia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Caprifoliaceae

Higher classification
  
Dipsacaceae

Order
  
Dipsacales

Scientific name
  
Knautia

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Knautia arvensis, Knautia macedonica

Knautia is a genus in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names of these flowers are a variant of "widow flower." Others are given the name "Scabious," although this word belongs to a related genus (Scabiosa).

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Species include:

  • Knautia arvensis - Meadow Widow Flower, Blue Buttons, Field Scabious
  • Knautia carinthiaca
  • Knautia drymeia - Hungarian Widow Flower
  • Knautia kitaiebellii
  • Knautia longifolia - Long Leaf Widow Flower
  • Knautia macedonica
  • Knautia maxima - Forest Widow Flower
  • Knautia norica
  • Knautia persicina

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    The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut.

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    References

    Knautia Wikipedia
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