Naming |
| Botanical Name: |
Acroptilon repens, (Centaurea repens)
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| Common Names: |
Russian knapweed
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| Key Name: |
Russian knapweed
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Honey Light amber in colour, granulation soft. ; thin; Some with sharp favour and characteristic after-taste. k
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Taxonomy |
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Viridiplantae |
Phylum |
Streptophyta |
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Magnoliopsida |
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Asterales |
| Family |
Asteraceae |
Genus |
Leuzea |
| Species |
repens |
NCBI Tax ID |
41466
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| Organism |
Leuzea repens
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Rhaponticum repens
Wikipedia
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Knapweeds like full Sun and any good garden soil that is dry and well drained. Propagating knapweed: By division or by seed.
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No
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Yes
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