Centaurea jacea

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Brown Knapweed

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Mangoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: C. jacea
Binomial name
Centaurea jacea
L.

Centaurea jacea L. (Brown Knapweed) is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Centaurea native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe. It grows to 10–80 cm tall, and flowers mainly from June to September.