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Centaurea debeauxii Gren. & Godr.

slender knapweed (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Centaurea debeauxii is very similar to Centaurea nigra, but has narrower phllary appendages (not completely obscuring the green part of the phyllaries behind), and with a more noticeably thickened stem below each inflorescence.

Cricklade (VC7: North Wiltshire); 2019-06-30

 slender knapweed / Centaurea debeauxii: _Centaurea debeauxii_ is very similar to _Centaurea nigra_, but has narrower phllary appendages (not completely obscuring the green part of the phyllaries behind), and with a more noticeably thickened stem below each inflorescence.

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