Pollinator plant

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

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Common names

36 names · 29 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Brown Knapweed[1][2]
  • Brownray knapweed
Other languages (28)
Dutch
  • Gewoon Knoopkruid
  • Knoopkruid[1][2]
French
Belarusian
  • Васілёк лугавы[2]
Bulgarian
  • Ливадна метличина[2]
Catalan
  • Caps blaus[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 棕矢车菊[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 褐苞矢車菊[2]
Czech
  • chrpa luční[2]
Danish
  • Almindelig knopurt[2]
Estonian
  • arujumikas[2]
Finnish
  • ahdekaunokki[2]
German
Hungarian
  • réti imola[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヤグルマアザミ[2]
Latvian
  • Pļavas dzelzene[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pakrūminė bajorė[2]
Norwegian
  • engknoppurt[2]
Polish
  • Chaber łąkowy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Василек луговой[2]
  • Василёк луговой[2]
Serbian
  • Različak[2]
  • Различак[2]
Slovak
  • nevädza lúčna[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni glavinec[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Serçebaşı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Волошка лучна[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Centaurea jacea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wiesen-Flockenblume — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Brown Knapweed — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • escoba yesquera — results[1].names[32]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • yácea — results[1].names[25]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Ambrette — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Centaurée jacée — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Tête de moineau — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Fiordaliso stoppione — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Knoopkruid — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Jácea — results[1].names[21]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
[2] Centaurea jacea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wiesen-Flockenblume — results[3].names[4]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Brown Knapweed — results[3].names[1]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • escoba yesquera — results[3].names[32]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • yácea — results[3].names[25]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Ambrette — results[3].names[9]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Centaurée jacée — results[3].names[7]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Tête de moineau — results[3].names[8]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Fiordaliso stoppione — results[3].names[18]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Knoopkruid — results[3].names[10]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Jácea — results[3].names[21]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • ahdekaunokki — results[3].names[3]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Василёк луговой — results[3].names[5]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Васілёк лугавы — results[3].names[6]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • chrpa luční — results[3].names[11]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Pakrūminė bajorė — results[3].names[12]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Rödklint — results[3].names[13]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Almindelig knopurt — results[3].names[14]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • arujumikas — results[3].names[15]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Василек луговой — results[3].names[16]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • engknoppurt — results[3].names[17]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Chaber łąkowy — results[3].names[19]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • ヤグルマアザミ — results[3].names[20]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • 棕矢车菊 — results[3].names[22]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • navadni glavinec — results[3].names[23]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Волошка лучна — results[3].names[24]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • réti imola — results[3].names[26]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Pļavas dzelzene — results[3].names[27]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Caps blaus — results[3].names[28]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • nevädza lúčna — results[3].names[29]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Различак — results[3].names[30]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Različak — results[3].names[31]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • 褐苞矢車菊 — results[3].names[33]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Serçebaşı — results[3].names[34]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
  • Ливадна метличина — results[3].names[35]; taxon id 55713; Centaurea jacea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Centaurea jacea is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Centaurea species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Brownray knapweed (Centaurea jacea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Centaurea jacea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5149782; ID S6S6; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5149782; ID S6S6; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Centaurea species (top 472 pt)

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