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  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Rhaponticum
  8. Russian Knapweed

species 2,914 observations

Russian Knapweed

Rhaponticum repens

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

33 native animals
supported in the US
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Russian Knapweed Gall Wasp 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Bicyrtes ventralis 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-margined Nomad Bee, Wide-legged Sweat Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 31

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Habit
Dense Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Perennial Weed

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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