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Squarrose Knapweed (Centaurea vigata Lam.))
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Growth
Habit:
Perennial, erect to 18 inches.
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Leaves: Covered with dense fine
hair. Lower leaves - deeply
dissected. Upper leaves - bract like.
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Stems: Many branched, covered
with dense fine hair.
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Flower: Terminal, small, rose to
pink colored.
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Roots: Taproot
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Seeds: 3 to
4
per head, 1/8 inch long, heads fall readily from
plant stems.
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Other: Introduced from eastern
Mediterranean.
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