KNAUTIA L.BLUEBUTTONS

KNAUTIA L. - BLUEBUTTONS

Scientific Description:

Annuals or perennials, often setose. Leaves simple to lyrate, rarely pinnatisect. Capitula radiant. Involucral bracts herbaceous. Receptacular bracts small or absent. Calyx cupuliform with 8-many setae. Corolla 4-lobed, cream, yellow, pink or purplish. Involucel 4-ribbed, apex with 2-several teeth.

Reference:
Matthews VA (1972). Knautia L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 4: 598.

Public Description:

Knautia is a genus of annual or perennial herbs known as “widow flower” or “bluebuttons”. There are approximately 48 species in the world and 9 species (10 taxa) in Türkiye. The small flowers in cream, yellow, pink or purple colours are found together at the tip of thin branches in a head shape.  

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knautia/, Accessed date: 08.02.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/genus/knautia///, Accessed date: 08.02.2016.

Anonymous 3 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Caprifoliaceae/Knautia//, Accessed date: 08.02.2016.

Göktürk S R (2012). Knautia L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 317–318.