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	Knautia collina  (REQ. ex GUERIN) JORD.

APG-Fam.: Caprifoliaceae / Honeysuckle Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Dipsacaceae / Teasel Fam.

Synon.:  Knautia purpurea  BORBAS,  Knautia timeroyi  JORD.  subsp. collina  (SCHÜBL. & G.MARTENS) BREISTR.

Genus:  Knautia  L.

Authors:
	REQ.:		Esprit Requien (1788 - 1851), French botanist at Avignon
	GUERIN:		Joseph Bénézet Xavier Guérin (1775 - 1850), French botanist
	JORD.:		Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan (1814 - 1897), French botanist
	BORBAS:		Vincze von Borbás (1844 - 1905), Hungarian botanist
	SCHÜBL.:		Gustav Schübler (1787 - 1834), German naturalist
	G.MARTENS:		Georg Matthias von Martens (1788 - 1872), European naturalist
	BREISTR.:		Maurice A. F. Breistroffer (1910 - 1986), French botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Knautia:		Christian Knaut (1656 - 1716), German physician and botanist
	collina:		growing on hills
	purpurea:		purple color
	timeroyi:		Marc Antoine Timeroy (1793 - 1856), French botanist

Fig. 1:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Serres 10.6.2006

Fig. 2:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Serres 10.6.2006

Fig. 3:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Serres 10.6.2006

Fig. 4:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Serres 10.6.2006

Fig. 5:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Serres 10.6.2006

Fig. 6:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Pyrenees, Eyne 9.8.2006

Fig. 7:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Pyrenees, Eyne 9.8.2006

Fig. 8:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Pyrenees, Llo 9.8.2006

Fig. 9:  Knautia collina / Purple Widow FlowerScabious F Pyrenees, Llo 9.8.2006

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