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Knautia
Knautia is a genus in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names of these flowers are a variant of "widow flower." Others are given the name "Scabious," although this word belongs to a related genus ( Scabiosa).
Species include:
- Knautia arvensis - Meadow Widow Flower, Blue Buttons, Field Scabious
- Knautia carinthiaca
- Knautia drymeia - Hungarian Widow Flower
- Knautia kitaiebellii
- Knautia longifolia - Long Leaf Widow Flower
- Knautia macedonica
- Knautia maxima - Forest Widow Flower
- Knautia norica
- Knautia persicina
The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut.