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29-07-2011, 08:56 PM
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| | | Can anyone identify these Grasses/plants or weeds?
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29-07-2011, 09:14 PM
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One of the Knapweeds?
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I think it is a knapweed species 
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29-07-2011, 11:39 PM
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Hardhead - Centaurea nigra.
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30-07-2011, 06:56 AM
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Dorts,
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30-07-2011, 02:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alindsay  Dorts,
Is Hardhead a colloquial name for Common Knapweed? | I was brought-up with the name Hardhead which is stll used in many flora's, but it would seem the official name is now Common Knapweed. Though I much prefer Hardhead, it is very apt. 
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30-07-2011, 07:03 PM
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| | | Re: No3 Knapweed
While out today, I pinched a few Common Knapweed buds and although firm, I wouldn't say they were hard.
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