''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and easte ...

. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus (''

Scabiosa ''Scabiosa'' is a genus in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious, but some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in re ...

''). The name ''Knautia'' comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and

Christian Knaut Christian Knaut (August 16, 1656 – April 11, 1716) was a German physician, botanist and librarian born in Halle an der Saale. His older brother, Christoph Knaut (1638–1694) was also a physician and botanist. He studied medicine at the Unive ...

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Species

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Knautia adriatica ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia albanica'' *'' Knautia × alleizettei'' *'' Knautia ambigua'' *''

Knautia arvensis ''Knautia arvensis'', commonly known as field scabious, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Description It is a perennial plant that grows between . It prefers grassy places and dry ...

'' – Meadow widow flower, blue buttons, field scabious *'' Knautia arvernensis'' *'' Knautia baldensis'' *'' Knautia basaltica'' *'' Knautia byzantina'' *'' Knautia calycina'' * ''

Knautia carinthiaca ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia caroli-rechingeri ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia × chassagnei ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia clementii'' *''

Knautia collina ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia dalmatica'' *''

Knautia degenii ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia dinarica ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia dipsacifolia ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia × dobrogensis ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia drymeia ''Knautia drymeia'', commonly known as the Hungarian widow flower, is a herbaceous perennial plant species in the family Caprifoliaceae, that grows in Central and Southeastern Europe. Taxonomy This species was first formally described by Aust ...

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Knautia fleischmannii ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia foreziensis ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia godetii ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia goecmenii ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

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Knautia gussonei ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia illyrica'' *'' Knautia integrifolia'' *'' Knautia × intercedens'' *'' Knautia involucrata'' * '' Knautia kitaibelii'' *'' Knautia lebrunii'' *'' Knautia legionensis'' *'' Knautia × leucantha'' * '' Knautia longifolia'' – Long leaf widow flower *''

Knautia lucana ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' * '' Knautia macedonica'' – Macedonian scabious * '' Knautia magnifica'' *'' Knautia mauritanica'' *'' Knautia mollis'' *''

Knautia nevadensis ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia × norica'' *''

Knautia numantina ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia × oecsemensis'' *'' Knautia orientalis'' *'' Knautia pancicii'' *'' Knautia pectinata'' * ''

Knautia persicina ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia × posoniensis'' *'' Knautia ressmannii'' *'' Knautia rupicola'' *'' Knautia salvadoris'' *'' Knautia × sambucifolia'' *'' Knautia sarajevensis'' *'' Knautia shepardii'' *''

Knautia slovaca ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

'' *'' Knautia × speciosa'' *'' Knautia subcanescens'' *'' Knautia subscaposa'' *'' Knautia tatarica'' *'' Knautia transalpina'' *'' Knautia travnicensis'' *'' Knautia × ujhelyii'' *'' Knautia velebitica'' *'' Knautia velutina'' *''

Knautia visianii ''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 55 species native to Europe, North Africa, Western and Central Asia, and Siberia. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "sc ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q149310 Caprifoliaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of the Palearctic realm