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(Upload on January 14 2026) [ 日本語 | English ]

[APG III, IV: Caprifoliaceae (スイカズラ科)]

Knautia L. (アカバナマツムシソウ), widow flower (not strict)

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Used for gardening in Japan

K. macedonica Griseb. (アカバナマツムシソウ)

K. arvensis (L.) Coult. (セイヨウマツムシソウ), note that Scabiosa atropurpurea also called so

Knautia macedonica in Japan

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Knautia Griseb. (アカバナマツムシソウ) Akabanamatsumushisou (アカバナマツムシソウ, 赤花松虫草), Macedonian scabious Lifeform: short-lived perennial forb, with 90-120 cm in height Distribution: Romania and the broader Balkan region Habitat: scrubland, open woodlands, rocky slopes and meadows Seed dispersal: animal (bird) and gravity

Use: gardening - cultivars: red night, thunder and lightning, etc. Synonyms: Scabiosa macedonica (Griseb.) Vis., when Knautia is not established

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[1-3] in Jindai Botanical Gardens, Chofu, central Japan, on July 30 2025.