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Centaurea cyanus

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Centaurea cyanus

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

species of flowering plant

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Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as the cornflower, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Centaurea and is classified within the order Asterales. The species is characterized by blue flowers and serves as a food ingredient. It is part of the segetal flora and is also categorized as an ornamental plant and a weed.

The taxon range includes Shanghai, China, Fujian, and Tianjin. It has been introduced to numerous regions, including Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, and Austria. Additionally, it is invasive to Shanghai and Oregon. The IUCN Red List status for the species is Least Concern, as assessed in 2014.

Synthesized by Vinony from 54 facts across 10 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Blue bottle

Centaurea cyanus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. 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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,609
With media
3,422
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, SEMAHN, CHSC, DAV, IBUNAM, CAS
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Finland, Poland, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Centaurea cyanus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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