Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's Button, Blaver
Other regional names: Blue Bottle +7 more
- Blue Bottle
- Blue Poppy
- Bluebonnets
- Bluebottle
- Brushes
- Corn Pinks
- Cornflower
- Garden Cornflower
Also known as: Centaurea cyaneum St.-Lag. +14 more
- Centaurea cyaneum St.-Lag.
- Centaurea cyanocephala Velen.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. coa Rech.fil.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. cyanus
- Centaurea cyanus var. cyanus
- Centaurea cyanus var. denudata Suksd.
- Centaurea cyanus var. violacea J.J.Schmitz & Regel
- Centaurea cynarocephala Velen., 1886
- Centaurea hoffmanniana Asch.
- Centaurea hortorum Pau
- Centaurea pulchra DC.
- Centaurea segetalis Salisb.
- Cyanus arvensis Moench
- Cyanus cyanus (L.) Hill
- Cyanus dentato-folius Gilib.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Centaurea cyanus (commonly known as Bachelor's Button or Blaver) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Centaurea, which contains over 800 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Sardegna, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon