Diffuse Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), also known as white knapweed, is a member of the Genus Centaurea in the Family Asteraceae. It is native to Asia Minor (Turkey, Syria), the Balkans, (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania), Ukraine, and southern Russia. Diffuse knapweed is an annual or biennial plant, generally growing to between 10 and 60 cm in height.