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  Centaurea stoebe Centaurea stoebe
   
common name : Spotted Knapweed
nom commun : Centaurée maculée
family : Asteraceae
etymology : Centaurea:Greek, kentauros, centaur, dedicated to the centaur Chiron, who has used a plant to heal his foot; stoebe: said to come from the Greek στοιβη (stoibe) meaning something used to stuff, to plug.
taxonomy : ITIS , syn. C. maculosa, C. biebersteinii

Distribution : Introduced, disturbed sites and roadsides; transcontinental. VASCAN
Photos : Windsor, ON.
References : [3] [6] [15] [39] [46]
Links : FNA , USDA , E-Flora BC , UWSP , CT BS
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