Knautia

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]

Knautia
Knautia arvensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Knautia
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Species

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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

  1. "Knautia", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
  2. The Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People & Places by Julia Brittain
A species that remains green through winter


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