Pollinator plant

Greater knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

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Common names

30 names · 28 languages
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Other languages (27)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Васілёк шурпаты[4]
Bulgarian
  • Грапава метличина[4]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 大矢车菊[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 大矢車菊[4]
Croatian
  • Velika zečina[4]
Czech
  • chrpa čekánek[4]
Danish
  • Stor knopurt[4]
Estonian
  • põldjumikas[4]
Faroese
  • stór kornblóma[4]
Finnish
  • ketokaunokki[4]
German
  • Skabiosen-Flockenblume[3][4]
Hungarian
  • vastövű imola[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヒメタマボウキ[4]
Latvian
  • Lielā dzelzene[4]
Lithuanian
  • Didžiagalvė bajorė[4]
Norwegian
  • fagerknoppurt[4]
Polish
  • Chaber driakiewnik[4]
Russian
  • Василёк скабиозовый[4]
  • Василёк шероховатый[4]
Slovak
  • nevädza hlaváčovitá[4]
Slovenian
  • poljski glavinec[4]
Swedish
  • väddklint[4]
Ukrainian
  • Волошка коростянкова[4]
  • Волошка скабіозовидна[4]
Welsh
  • Y bengaled fawr[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

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] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • greater knapweed — Page 1, column 2, row top 712 pt; common-name cell after Centaurea scabiosa.; Centaurea scabiosa.
[2] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • greater knapweed — Page 4, column 1, row top 67 pt; common-name cell after Centaurea scabiosa.; Centaurea scabiosa.
[3] Centaurea scabiosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Greater Knapweed — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Skabiosen-Flockenblume — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Centaurée scabieuse — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Fiordaliso vedovino — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • grote centaurie — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
[4] Centaurea scabiosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Greater Knapweed — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Skabiosen-Flockenblume — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Centaurée scabieuse — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Fiordaliso vedovino — results[20].names[10]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • grote centaurie — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Василёк шероховатый — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • fagerknoppurt — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Chaber driakiewnik — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • chrpa čekánek — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Stor knopurt — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Didžiagalvė bajorė — results[20].names[11]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • ketokaunokki — results[20].names[12]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Gratabous — results[20].names[13]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • ヒメタマボウキ — results[20].names[14]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • väddklint — results[20].names[15]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • põldjumikas — results[20].names[16]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • 大矢车菊 — results[20].names[17]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • stór kornblóma — results[20].names[18]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Васілёк шурпаты — results[20].names[19]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Волошка скабіозовидна — results[20].names[20]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • poljski glavinec — results[20].names[21]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • 大矢車菊 — results[20].names[22]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • vastövű imola — results[20].names[23]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Lielā dzelzene — results[20].names[24]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Василёк скабиозовый — results[20].names[25]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Velika zečina — results[20].names[26]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • nevädza hlaváčovitá — results[20].names[27]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Y bengaled fawr — results[20].names[28]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Грапава метличина — results[20].names[29]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
  • Волошка коростянкова — results[20].names[30]; taxon id 84344; Centaurea scabiosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Centaurea; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

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

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Centaurea — 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: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 335322; ID 3K5Z; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    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 4, column 1, entry Centaurea scabiosa (top 67 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    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 1, column 2, entry Centaurea scabiosa (top 712 pt)

    Source checked on .