Macedonian Scabious - Knautia macedonica
Flowers and leaves resemble those of our native Field Scabious but the flowers are deep pinkish red or burgundy in colour.
This is a cultivated plant that sometimes escapes and thrives for a time in the wild.
Flowers June to September.
Perennial.
It is difficult to determine the status of this species as a wild plant in Britain due to lack of records.
Rare as a naturalised plant in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not included in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
Graham Calow
Maynes Lakes, Stoke Golding
01 June 2017
Graham Calow
Maynes Lakes, Stoke Golding
01 June 2017
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Graham Calow
Maynes Lakes, Stoke Golding
01 June 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Dipsacales
- Family:
- Caprifoliaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 01/06/2017 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 01/06/2017 (Calow, Graham)
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