Centaurea cyanus

Also known as Cornflower, cornflower, bachelor's button, C. cyanus

species of flowering plant

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Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower, is a flowering plant with bright blue petals that has been cultivated by humans for centuries. It matters because it has been used historically in agriculture, traditional medicine, and as an ornamental plant, while also serving as a food source and natural dye.

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Species

Least Concern

Blue bottle

Centaurea cyanus

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAlbania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Observations47,944

Observations recorded202,669

Cyanus segetum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được Hill mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1762.

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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Centaurea cyanus
Commons category: Centaurea cyanus
Commons gallery: Centaurea cyanus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9817
taxon common name: clavelina
short name: C. cyanus
taxon author citation: L.

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Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button (among other names), is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name.

C. cyanus is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly by over-use of herbicides. However, it is now also naturalized in many other parts of the world, including North America and parts of Australia.