Common name
English: Wig Knapweed
German: Phrygische Flockenblume
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Centaurea (15)
Epithet: phrygia L. (1)
Synonyms: Centaurea austriaca Willd., Centaurea conglomerata C.A.Mey., Jacea phrygia (L.) Soják
austriaca => of Austrian origin
conglomerata => pressed together, in a dense mass, clustered
phrygia => Trojan; refers to the ancient area of Phrygia, where the city of Troy was situated, north-west coast of Turkey
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet