''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Caprifoliaceae. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus (''
Scabiosa''). The name ''Knautia'' comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and
Christian Knaut.
The Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People & Places
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Selected species
* '' Knautia arvensis'' - Meadow widow flower, blue buttons, field scabious
* ''Knautia carinthiaca
''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus ('' Scabiosa''). The name ''Knautia'' co ...
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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 Au ...
'' - Hungarian widow flower
* ''Knautia kitaibelii
''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus ('' Scabiosa''). The name ''Knautia'' co ...
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* ''Knautia longifolia
''Knautia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names are variants of "widow flower". Others are given the name "scabious", which properly belongs to the related genus ('' Scabiosa''). The name ''Knautia'' co ...
'' - Long leaf widow flower
* '' Knautia macedonica'' - Macedonian scabious
* '' Knautia maxima'' - Forest widow flower
* '' Knautia norica''
* '' Knautia persicina''
References
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Caprifoliaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus