Centaurea cyanus
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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
Blue bottle
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
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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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.