Centaurea nigra

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Centaurea nigra

© J R Crellin 2004

Common Knapweed
Hardheads

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Protected by a Creative Commons Licence. 		Anthophyta
Flowering plants
Centaurea nigra
Daisy family
Asteraceae		 Photographer: John Crellin
Wye Valley
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08 September 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: AF-S
1/100 sec - F/11
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 320
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Centaurea nigra

© J R Crellin 2004

Common Knapweed
Hardheads
Slender Knapweed

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Protected by a Creative Commons Licence. 		Anthophyta
Flowering plants
Centaurea nigra
Daisy family
Asteraceae		 Photographer: John Crellin
Mendip Hills, Somerset.
Above Cheddar Gorge.
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This is, I think, the subspecies C. n. subsp. nemoralis (or even C. debeauxii) - Slender Knapweed. Sources differ whether the two are reliably distinguishable.

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28 July 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: Manual
1/100 sec - F/16
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 320
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