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Knautia arvensis

Flowering Plants

Knautia arvensis, commonly called field scabious, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae and the order Dipsacales, in the genus Knautia, which honors the 17th century German botanist Christian Knaut; the species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus. The plant reaches 25 to 100 centimeters in height, with a basal rosette of leaves, the lowest of which are spear shaped and roughly 300 millimeters long, tapering to smaller leaves higher up the stem, and stems bearing long stiff hairs angled downward; it has a tap root and lacks stipules. Its flattened flower heads carry numerous small florets, each with four stamens and a single notched stigma, and produce nut like, cylindrical, hairy fruits 5 to 6 millimeters long, flowering between May and August. The species favors grassy areas and dry soils, particularly where chalk bedrock is present, and commonly appears on roadsides, field margins and meadows, avoiding heavy soils. Scabious species were historically used to treat scabies and other skin ailments, including sores associated with bubonic plague, giving the genus its common English name. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Knautia arvensis 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Knautia arvensis

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Knautia arvensis
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Sources
1. Knautia arvensis (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 362733
    Knautia arvensis, commonly known as field scabious, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae.
  • Description section
    It prefers grassy places and dry soils, avoiding heavy soils, and flowers between May and August.
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2. Plants For A Future: Knautia arvensis
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Habitats
    Meadows, pastures, hedgebanks and grassy hills, usually on dry soils and especially on limestone
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Knautia arvensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dipsacales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12398
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12398
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Dipsacales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Knautia arvensis
WikipediaWikidata Q27648 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Knautia arvensis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2888808, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2888808, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Knautia arvensis
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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