Common Name -  Spotted Knapweed
	Scientific Name - Centaurea maculosa
	Family Name -  Daisy (Asteraceae)
Season	Biennial, summer.
Habitat	Roadsides, disturbed areas, waste places.
Flower	Composite, heads pink or purple, composed of disk flowers, ray flowers absent, black-tipped bracts present at base of the head, heads thistle-like.
Leaves	Alternate, simple, lobes deep, segments long and narrow.
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