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Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) (Nox)

Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution

Scientific name:Centaurea nigra L.

Common name:

Black knapweed, common knapweed, lesser knapweed

Status:

Declared Noxious weed. The Agriculture Victoria website has information about the
noxious weed classification of this species.

Habitat:

Subhumid and cool temperate regions. In Victoria it is confined to a few locations occurring on roadsides and in pastures on fertile soils where annual rainfall is more than 750 mm. Cultivation can spread black knapweed.

Photo: Black Knapweed flower
Black knapweed flower
Photo: Mark Imhof
Photo: Black Knapweed flower
Black knapweed flower
Photo: Andy Steed
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