Spotted Knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos Previously Centaurea  maculosa  Asteraceae  (Sunflower Family)  Home     Plant Index    Details    Utah Range Map

Photo Details: September 19, 2005, Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis Characteristics: Size:  up to 3 feet tall.  Flower:  pinkish-purple or sometimes cream colored rays.  Bloom:  June to October.  Leaves:  at base up to 6 inches long, blades narrow and pinnately divided.   Bracts:  stiff and tipped with a dark rake like fringe. A non-native Back to Top