Latin name: Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo Pronunciation: ra-PON-ti-kum REE-pens Common name: Russian knapweed Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Fields, roads, grasslands, cultivated ground, to 6000', native to central Asia Blooming period: May to September Name derivations: 1) Rhaponticum 2) repens Formerly Acroptilon repens |
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