Knautia
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Widow Flower
Knautia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus (Scabiosa). The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut. © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Caprifoliaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
4.17%
2 of 48 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- aab80d8b-d73c-41ad-a80b-2321df494306
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility