Invasive knapweed confirmed growing in a Vermont town
A gardener or naturalist confirmed a spotted knapweed plant growing in Poultney, adding a verified data point for tracking this aggressive invasive weed's spread.
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Genus
Centaurea
Called “knapweeds” in GBIF
Centaurea is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.
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