Episode 129
Knautia
Sat, 2017-Sep-09 21:10 UTC
Length - 1:38
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
Our random article today is Knautia.
Knautia is a genus in the family Caprifoliaceae. The common names of these flowers are a variant of "widow flower." Others are given the name "Scabious," although this word belongs to a related genus (Scabiosa).
Species include:
Knautia arvensis - Meadow Widow Flower, Blue Buttons, Field Scabious
Knautia carinthiaca
Knautia drymeia - Hungarian Widow Flower
Knautia kitaiebellii
Knautia longifolia - Long Leaf Widow Flower
Knautia macedonica
Knautia maxima - Forest Widow Flower
Knautia norica
Knautia persicina
The name Knautia comes from the 17th-century German botanists, Drs. Christoph and Christian Knaut.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 21:10 UTC on Saturday, 09 September 2017.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knautia.
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