![Spotted Knapweed [Centaurea stoebe ]](/images/October/Red/IMG_0856.jpeg "Spotted Knapweed [Centaurea stoebe ]")
Common Name:
Spotted Knapweed
Scientic Name:
Centaurea stoebe
Colors:
Red
Months Appearing:
October
Invasive. Roots inhibit native plants. Non-native. Up to 3 feet tall.
Flower is thistle -like. Heads about one inch. Occationally white.
Leaves gray-green and deeply lobed. First year only basal rosettes.
Disturbed areas, poor soil. White Pine Trail, Big Rapids, MI. 10/1. 8057,8056