Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.

Field scabiosa (en), Knautie des champs (fr), Oreille-d'âne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Knautia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Meadows, pastures, hedgebanks and grassy hills, usually on dry soils and especially on limestone.
More
It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The young leaves are boiled in mixtures.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Condyloma (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Detersive (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Scrofula (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Knautia arvensis habit picture by jeclerencia (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis habit picture by Valérie (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Knautia arvensis leaf picture by Bernard Boutin (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis leaf picture by Christofer Angé (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis leaf picture by César Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Knautia arvensis flower picture by queinec alain (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis flower picture by Barry Cornelius (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis flower picture by Philippe Rohm (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Knautia arvensis fruit picture by Simon Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis fruit picture by Monique Richard (cc-by-sa)
Knautia arvensis fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Knautia arvensis world distribution map, present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, Pakistan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319506-1
WFO ID wfo-0000356720
COL ID 3R9V9
BDTFX ID 75201
INPN ID 104516
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Knautia timeroyi Knautia budensis Knautia campestris Knautia neglecta Knautia alboi Knautia pannonica Knautia indivisa Trichera indivisa Trichera neglecta Trichera trivialis Trichera virgata Trichera arvensis Scabiosa alpigena Scabiosa montana Scabiosa mixta Knautia arvensis Knautia variabilis Knautia communis Knautia hirsuta Knautia leucophaea Trichera mollis Trichera hirsuta Trichera timeroyi Columbaria pratensis Trichera exaltata Trichera bohemica Scabiosa agrestis Scabiosa hirsuta Scabiosa officinarum-arvensis Scabiosa pratensis Scabiosa arvensis Scabiosa bellidifolia Scabiosa bohemica Scabiosa campestris Scabiosa subpubescens Scabiosa timeroyi Scabiosa vulgaris Anisodens arvensis Knautia bosniaca Knautia pannonica Knautia cupularis Knautia alpigena Knautia dumetorum Knautia involucrata Knautia exaltata Knautia subacaulis Trichera campestris Trichera bosniaca Knautia borderei Knautia ceretana Scabiosa radiata Succisa arvensis Scabiosa trivialis Knautia arvensis subsp. rosea Trichera arvensis subsp. pannonica Knautia arvensis subsp. pannonica Scabiosa arvensis var. rosea Knautia kitaibelii subsp. alpigena Knautia dumetorum var. breindlinii Knautia arvensis f. ceretanica Knautia arvensis subsp. meridionalis Trichera arvensis subsp. rosea Knautia subscaposa subsp. alboi Knautia subscaposa var. alboi Trichera arvensis var. agrestis Trichera arvensis var. stricta Knautia arvensis var. alboi Knautia arvensis var. involucrata Trichera arvensis subsp. pseudolongifolia