Knautia arvensis

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Knautia arvensis
Blue Buttons; Field Scabiosa

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DERIVATION

arvensis

- in or of the cultivated fields

FAMILY

HABIT

Herbaceous

RANGE

Asia & Europe (Siberia to Portugal), naturalized elsewhere including United States

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Blue (Lilac-blue)

SOIL

Moderately fertile, well-drained, preferably alkaline

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Blue Buttons | Field Scabiosa

Location Map for Knautia arvensis (Blue Buttons; Field Scabiosa)
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Individual Location for Knautia arvensis:
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Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

930475*1

1993

Rock Alpine Garden

FLOWERING:
When Knautia arvensis has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2006

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