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Ituuu County Wrh Sitc <br />Routt <br />County <br />MMpeoroull. ro.w <br />\u~iuu. 11eeds :Uerl: ~leaduw I~n:lpwecd <br />\nxious Nerd :11crt <br />M11L,r11)/)~1' KVAI'N'FEI) <br />i('rntaurea pratrnsisl <br />11111 BI•:l'll\('1•:R\I?l)". .~ <br />M111;ah,ta knapµrrd is an aggrrssi~r nun-nalivr species ~ ', ~' <br />Thal invades pastures and meadows. ~ <br />II is unpal:dahlc and di.hlaa•s grtsars and other morn - ~ ry <br />~;iluahlc li,ragr plants lur wilJlilc and livrst,xk. ~ ..~ <br />MraJuw knapwrrd is an the 12uutt ('aunty nuviauc `.~~ <br />~~rrd li>t C'anUt,l i. rrquircd in Rautl ('aunty ~ 1~ <br />:~buul \Icaduw hnupwccd: ~ !r <br />• Mraduw knap~~rrcl ~tr++w. ~U la -Ill inches tall. Ihr <br />uprigltl stem hr;ntrhrs about half way up the stalk. <br />I'hr Ic:tvrs ut the base ul the plain art land-shalxd. up ~_ • <br />I, ~ sis inches lone. undivided and stalked. Thy stem <br />Ir;lcrx arc. srnallrr :uul stalklres. <br />fhc tlawrr brads ;ur solitary and alms+st nirkrl sih•d. <br />• I'hr Iluwcr. which bloom from .luly u. Septrrnhcr. arc usually rose-purply in color. <br />but ran he sshitr. <br />• I'hr suds art I/S inrh Ian};, tipped with a toll n(hri>tles. <br />• "Ilx• vcdlines arc tap-nxned and ran farm dense mats. "1'he seedling Icacrs arc lance <br />~haprd, with a nrl-like palR•rn ul veins. lhry can Ix• ,lightly tauthed. <br />I'hc hrlcts 1. which attar :u the bast ui Ihr ilawrr head, have a fringed margin, at,+,ut <br />equal in width lu the body of the bract. <br />I Hrlrts arc ntudifird Iravc. near a flower. In must knapwri+d sprrirs the hructz forma cup- <br />like sinlcturr that .upp++rls Ihr lluwrr brad. Sinn .ante knapwrrds look similar, dilli•renecs <br />in Ihr hearts ran he a usrlul way of distinguishing slx•cirs. <br />lilt.//(':1U+><urnenis and Sruings\>hr\Lar•II SIIUngs\Il'mp\fvlrad„\A Kn;gnvrcd.hUU 3/27/211Oh <br />