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