
Centaurea diffusa Lam. (ITIS)
Eastern Mediterranean region (Winston et al. 2012)
1800s (Wolfson et al. 2005)
Introduced accidentally through contaminated seed (Zouhar 2001)
Reduces agricultural yields and forage values; crowds out native species (Winston et al. 2012)
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Council or Task Force
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Washington Invasive Species Council.
Partnership
Federal Government
USDA. FS. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.
State and Local Government
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Conservation Services Division. Noxious Weed Program.
Academic
Montana State University Extension.
Professional
Citations
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Centaurea diffusa. [Accessed Sep 10, 2014].
Winston, R., M. Schwarzlander, C.B. Randall, and R. Reardon. 2012. Biology and biological control of knapweeds (PDF | 45.4 MB) (FHTET-2011-05) U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.
Wolfson, B.A., T.E. Kolb, C.H. Sieg, and K.M. Clancy. 2005. Effects of post-fire conditions on germination and seedling success of diffuse knapweed in northern Arizona. Forest Ecology and Management 216(1-3):342-358.
Zouhar, K. 2001. Centaurea diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.