| Knautia | |
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| Knautia arvensis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
| Genus: | Knautia L. |
| Species[1] | |
55; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Knautia is a genus of flowering plants in the familyCaprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia.[1] The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus (Scabiosa). The nameKnautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph andChristian Knaut.[2]
55 species are accepted.[1]