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Knautia arvensis
Knautia arvensis, commonly known as Field Scabious, is a species in the genus Knautia. It is a perennial plant that grows between 25 and 100 cm. It prefers grassy places and dry soils, avoiding heavy soils, and flowers between July and September. The flowered head is flatter than similar species Devils bit scabious and Small Scabious. There are 4 stamens in each flower, and 1 notched long stigma. The fruit is nut like, cylindrical and hairy, 5–6 mm in size. It has a tap root. The stem has long stiff hairs angled downwards. There are no stipules. The leaves form a basal rosette, are paired on the stem, the lowest typically 300 mm long, spear shaped, whereas the upper are smaller. It is occasionally used by the Marsh Fritillary as a foodplant instead of its usual foodplant of Devils Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis). It is also the foodplant of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus
Meadow; Hedgerow
spotted i river homem félinhos beach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knautia_arv...
changes maked Jeannette,to id wild flowers is necessairy vey careful :) there so many :) thanks again
ok Jeannette i'am going to check and change the id,thanks very much,this is very important,correct wrong id's is crucial :)
Definately not a Purple Cornflower....
Could be Knautia arvensis or Scabiosa columbaria
Thanks Emma,that fourfield my curiosity about this flower name :) so when i se one of these,it means that in the area that are a low pesticid level,cool.and yes we all are slowly afected from the chimical jungle we create.
These are awesome. One reason they are called "Corn Flowers is that they were found in wheat and corn fields. But increased use of pesticide in agriculture has almost driven them to extinction.These are very sensitive to pesticides and chemicals. Aren't we all!
Spotted on Jul 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 12, 2012
