DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) (Nox)
Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
| Scientific name: | Centaurea nigra L. |  Black Knapweed flower (image courtesy Andy Steed) |
Common name: | Black knapweed, common knapweed, lesser knapweed | |
Status: | State Prohibited Weed. | |
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. |
| Related Links Weeds Information Note on Black Knapweed - on the DPI website Weed Identification Note for Black Knapweed - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc. |  Black Knapweed flower (image courtesy Andy Steed) |
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This document was last reviewed on 24/09/2008