Knautia
| Knautia | |
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| Knautia arvensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
| Genus: | Knautia L. |
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Knautia is a genus in the family Caprifoliaceae.[1] 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). The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut.[2]
Selected species
- 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
References
- ^ "Knautia", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
- ^ The Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People & Places by Julia Brittain