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Distribution of Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and Russian Knapweed (Centaurea repens)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Donald M. Maddox ,
Aubrey Mayfield  and
Noah H. Poritz
Donald M. Maddox
Affiliation:
Biol. Control of Weeds Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., 1050 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
Aubrey Mayfield
Affiliation:
Biol. Control of Weeds Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., 1050 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
Noah H. Poritz
Affiliation:
Biol. Control of Weeds Lab., Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., 1050 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
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Abstract

The world distributions of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L. ♯ CENSO) and Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens L. ♯ CENRE) are mapped based on information from world regional floras. A survey of weed specialists and herbaria was made in the United States, and the extent of the infestations and economic importance of these weeds was determined for the 48 contiguous states. Yellow starthistle currently occurs in 209 counties in 23 states and has apparently increased in abundance since 1970. Russian knapweed was reported in 412 counties in 21 states and does not seem to be spreading. Both of these weedy plant species are of greater economic importance in the western United States than in the east.

Keywords

Plant distributionweedy thistlesCENSOCENRE
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , May 1985 , pp. 315 - 327
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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