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PLANTS

Field scabious

Knautia arvensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual · Perennial
Field scabious, photo 1 of 5
Field scabious, In flower
Field scabious, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in thickets.

There are 5 observations of Field scabious in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  2. Montérégie1
  3. Outaouais1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsHubert Figuière
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

DevilsbitSuccisa pratensis
Greater knapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Thrift seapinkArmeria maritima
Macedonian scabiousKnautia macedonica
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
Cream pincushionsScabiosa ochroleuca
Brownray knapweedCentaurea jacea
Garden cornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Mouse-ear hawkweedPilosella officinarum
French endiveCichorium intybus
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa
Wild chivesAllium schoenoprasum