Summary ⁶

Knautia arvensis, commonly known as Field Scabious, is a species in the genus Knautia.

Name ⁷

Species of scabious were used to treat Scabies, and many other afflictions of the skin including sores caused by the Bubonic Plague¹. The word scabies comes from the Latin word for "scratch" (scabere). Another name for this plant is Gipsy Rose³. The genus Knautia is named after a 17th-century German botanist, Christian Knaut.

with Aphantopus hyperantus

leaves

Young fruit

basal leaf - note that in this species it is lobed, whereas Devils Bit Scabious it is not

Associations ⁸

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Abia sericea grazes on leaf of Knautia arvensis

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / nest
female of Andrena hattorfiana provisions nest with pollen of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / nest
female of Andrena marginata provisions nest with pollen of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / spot causer
pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph of Ascochyta scabiosae causes spots on live leaf of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / miner
larva of Aulagromyza similis mines leaf of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / parasite
embedded sorus of Bauhinus flosculorum parasitises live anther of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / parasite
sorus of Bauhinus scabiosae parasitises live anther of Knautia arvensis
Remarks: season: 7-8

Foodplant / parasite
conidial anamorph of Erysiphe knautiae parasitises live Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / sap sucker
Macrosiphum rosae sucks sap of live Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / parasite
colony of sporangium of Peronospora violacea parasitises live petal of Knautia arvensis

Plant / resting place / within
puparium of Phytomyza nigritella may be found in leaf (midrib) of Knautia arvensis
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / spot causer
mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph of Ramularia tricherae causes spots on live leaf of Knautia arvensis

Foodplant / spot causer
central, 1-3 per spot, minute, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph of Septoria scabiosicola causes spots on live leaf of Knautia arvensis
Remarks: season: 9-10

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Steve Chilton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_chilton/2634262231/
2. (c) Bart Busschots, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbusschots/16110138392/
3. (c) David Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhwright/4796827521/
4. (c) --Tico--, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tico_bassie/223971051/
5. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/7477548294/
6. Adapted by Bea Steinemann from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knautia_arvensis
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knautia_arvensis
8. (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22910142

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