Rhaponticum repens

Russian knapweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae
Genus: Rhaponticum
Species:
R. repens
Binomial name
Rhaponticum repens
(L.) Hidalgo
Synonyms
  • Acroptilon angustifolium Cass.
  • Acroptilon australe Iljin
  • Acroptilon obtusifolium Cass.
  • Acroptilon picris (Pall. ex Willd.) C.A.Mey.
  • Acroptilon repens (L.) DC.
  • Acroptilon repens subsp. australe (Iljin) Rech.f.
  • Acroptilon serratum Cass.
  • Acroptilon subdentatum Cass.
  • Carduus picris (Pall. ex Willd.) Sweet
  • Centaurea picris Pall. ex Willd.
  • Centaurea repens L.
  • Leuzea repens (L.) D.J.N.Hind
  • Serratula amara Pall.
  • Serratula picris (Pall. ex Willd.) M.Bieb.

Rhaponticum repens, synonyms including Acroptilon repens and Leuzea repens, with the common name Russian knapweed, is a species of bushy rhizomatous perennial belonging to the family Asteraceae.

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