Common Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

About

One of Britain's most valuable late-summer wildflowers for insects, knapweed's purple thistle-like flowers attract over 40 species of butterfly and over 100 species of bee and hoverfly. It is a key species for wildflower meadow restoration mixes.

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Quick Facts

Category: Plant
Latin name: Centaurea nigra
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.