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Centaurea diffusa

Centaurea diffusa, also known as diffuse knapweed, white knapweed or tumble knapweed, is a member of the genus Centaurea in the family Asteraceae. This species is common throughout western North America but is not actually native to the North American continent, but to the eastern Mediterranean.

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Centaurea diffusa

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Edges79
Triples285
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
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related to Sources · 257
Centaurea diffusa → A16, Acosta, Acrididae, Acroptilon, Acta Oecologica, Adaptability, Agrichem, Agriculture, Alan, Allelopathy, Allendorf, Ann, Annual Review, Anthony, Antonio, April, Are, Aschehoug, Bais, Baker
related to External links · 19
Centaurea diffusa → Agriculture, Bugwood Wiki, Centaurea, Center, Colorado Department, Diffuse, Diffuse Knapweed, Library, Lists, Media, National Invasive Species Information, Retrieved, Species Profile, Spotted Knapweed Biocontrol, This, United States National Agricultural, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Phytochemicals · 2
Centaurea diffusa → Centaurea, The

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knapweed diffuse doi 10 species invasive plant centaurea diffusa 2004 native control s2cid plants seeds allelopathy citation needed effective root

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fallow landinstance ofAreas0.80text
ditchesinstance ofAreas0.80text
rangelandsinstance ofAreas0.80text
residentialinstance ofAreas0.80text
industrial districtsinstance ofAreas0.80text
roadsides are all disturbed habitats where diffuse knapweed frequently establishesinstance ofAreas0.80text
diffuse knapweedinstance ofcan cause the adaptation or evolution of invasive species0.80text
Centaurea diffusarelated to External linksThis0.60section
Centaurea diffusarelated to External linksBugwood Wiki0.60section
Centaurea diffusarelated to External linksSpecies Profile0.60section
Centaurea diffusarelated to External linksDiffuse Knapweed0.60section
Centaurea diffusarelated to External linksCentaurea0.60section

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