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Knautia macedonica, the Macedonian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Southeastern Europe - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, southeastern Romania and Kırklareli in Turkey.[1] Growing to 75 cm (30 in), this herbaceous perennial produces rich red "pincushion" flowers, similar to those of its close relative scabious (Scabiosa), on slender upright stems throughout summer.[2]

Knautia macedonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Knautia
Species:	K. macedonica
Binomial name
Knautia macedonica Griseb.

Knautia macedonica is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is extremely hardy, down to −20 °C (−4 °F) and below, but requires a sunny position in neutral or alkaline soil.[2] Though it may be short-lived, it self-seeds readily.[3]

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