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knapweed::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | centaury |
| Has types | centaurea nigra, centaurea scabiosa, great knapweed, greater knapweed, hardheads, jersey knapweed, lesser knapweed, black knapweed, slender knapweed |
Examples of knapweed
knapweed
They feed on knapweed and other meadow flowers, and lay their eggs on grass stems.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I am especially excited about Amberboa muricata, commonly called knapweed.
From the dailyherald.com
They can be seen flapping lazily in the sun feeding and basking on knapweed and scabious.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
We saw a lot of wild garlic, scabia, buddleia, bird's-foot trefoil and greater knapweed.
From the guardian.co.uk
The remains of a gatehouse emerged from a tangle of bramble and knapweed.
From the guardian.co.uk
Federal studies have shown the weevils eat knapweed roots and seeds, without feeding on native species.
From the stltoday.com
When the knapweed declines, so does the weevil population.
From the stltoday.com
Spotted knapweed is not considered as serious a problem yet in Kansas, but it is on the state's watch list.
From the stltoday.com
At Pearson's grassland study site, spotted knapweed makes up more than half of the plant ground cover.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
- Cyanus L.nPlectocephalus D.Don in R.Sweet (but see text)
