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Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Fire Ecology
Fire Effects
Ecological - Second Order
Invasive Species
Vegetation
Fire Effects
Ecological - Second Order
Invasive Species
Vegetation
Ecosystem(s):
Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest, Aspen woodland, Riparian woodland/shrubland, Ponderosa pine woodland/savanna, Juniper woodland, Mountain shrubland/wooded draw, Sagebrush steppe, Lower montane/foothills/valley grassland
NRFSN number: 10493
FEIS number: 1048
Record updated:
This review summarizes information that was available in the scientific literature as of 2020 on the biology, ecology, and effects of fire on diffuse knapweed in North America. Diffuse knapweed is not native in North America and is invasive in shortgrass and mixed grass prairie, steppe, shrub-steppe, and dry, open forests and woodlands in the western United States and southern British Columbia. It is especially invasive after disturbance, so limiting disturbance is key to preventing diffuse knapweed invasion.
Citation
Innes, Robin J.; Zouhar, Kris. 2020. Centaurea diffusa, diffuse knapweed. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/forb/cendif/all.html