Spotted Knapweed

Centaurea biebersteinii

Species code GS001945

General Status in Canada

Not Present


The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

Common Names


English common name:

French common name:

YearEnglish common name French common name
2005Spotted KnapweedCentaurée maculée
2010Spotted KnapweedCentaurée maculée

Scientific Names


Higher Classification:

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2005Centaurea biebersteiniiAsteraceaeAsterales
2010Centaurea biebersteinii

Priority Score


This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks


YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2005Not Applicable
2010Deleted species.Taxonomic change.Now included in Centaurea stoebe

Original Ranks:


Canada
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Yukon
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Northwest Territories
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Nunavut
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
British Columbia
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Alberta
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Saskatchewan
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Manitoba
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Ontario
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Quebec
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
New Brunswick
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Nova Scotia
2005Exotic - 7
2010Not Present
Prince Edward Island
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Newfoundland and Labrador
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Labrador
2005
2010
Newfoundland
2005
2010
Pacific Ocean
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2005Not Present
2010Not Present