2020
TG3203 : Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
taken 4 years ago, near to Rockland st Mary, Norfolk, England
Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Knapweed is a wild flower of meadows and other grassland habitats. It can also often be found growing on roadside verges and is a source of good quality nectar, supporting bees, butterflies and beetles. Its seeds provide food for many birds. In days gone by eligible young women would put a plucked knapweed flower in their blouse. When as-yet unopened florets began to bloom it would tell her that the man of her dreams was near.
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