Knautia macedonica

Knautia macedonica, the Macedonian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae.[1][2] It is native to Southeastern Europe - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, southeastern Romania and Kırklareli in Turkey.[3] Growing to 75 cm (30 in), this herbaceous perennial produces rich red "pincushion" flowers, similar to those of its close relative scabious (Scabiosa), on slender upright stems throughout summer.[4]

Knautia macedonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Knautia
Species:
K. macedonica
Binomial name
Knautia macedonica
Synonyms[1]
  • Knautia macedonica var. indivisa (Vis. & Pančić) J.C.Mayer & Diklić
  • Scabiosa macedonica (Griseb.) Vis.
  • Scabiosa macedonica var. indivisa Vis.
  • Trichera macedonica (Griseb.) Nyman
  • Knautia atrorubens Janka ex D.Brândză
  • Knautia lyrophylla (Pančić) Pančić
  • Knautia macedonica var. lilascens Pančić
  • Knautia macedonica f. lilascens (Pančić) Borbás
  • Knautia macedonica var. lyrophylla Pančić
  • Knautia macedonica f. lyrophylla (Pančić) Borbás
  • Knautia macedonica var. perpurpurans Borbás
  • Knautia serbica Formánek
  • Knautia tulceanensis Nyár.
  • Scabiosa lyrophylla Vis. & Pančić
  • Scabiosa macedonica var. lyrophylla (Pančić) Vis. & Pančić
  • Trichera arvensis f. microcephala Velen.
  • Trichera arvensis var. purpurea Grecescu
  • Trichera lyrophylla Nyman
  • Trichera macedonica var. lyrophylla (Pančić) Nyman

Knautia macedonica is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is extremely hardy, down to −20 °C (−4 °F) and below, but requires a sunny position in neutral or alkaline soil.[4] Though it may be short-lived, it self-seeds readily.[5]

References
  1. "Knautia macedonica Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. "Knautia macedonica Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. "Knautia macedonica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. "Knautia macedonica". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. "Knautia macedonica". Gardenia.net. Gardenia. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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