Centaurea nigra

Knapweed

Centaurea nigra, Knapweed. A purple flowered plant resembling a thistle without the spines. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Grows along hedgerows, verges, and on uncultivated ground.


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Centaurea nigra, Knapweed
Knapweed flowers
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Knapweed
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Centaurea nigra, Knapweed
Sunny banking
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Bumblebee on flower

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Centaurea nigra, Knapweed. Railway Station, Redmire. July.


Slide 2: Centaurea nigra, Knapweed. Railway Station, Redmire. July.


Slide 3: Centaurea nigra, Knapweed. Sunny banking opposite Railway Station, Redmire. July.


Slide 4: Centaurea nigra, Knapweed, with Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum. Railway Station, Redmire. July.