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Centaurea cyanus L. Bachelor button; Garden cornflower; Leucacantha cyanus L Nieuwl & Lunell

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Centaurea cyanus, flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Centaurea cyanus, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Centaurea cyanus, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Centaurea cyanus, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Centaurea cyanus, Stem	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Centaurea cyanus, Leaf

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Centaurea cyanus L. garden cornflower         Symbol:   CECY2   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Asteraceae   Duration:   Annual   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    I HI    I CAN    I GL    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory . Japan. Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Centaurea cyanus L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Centaurea thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Centaurea cyanus L.   LECY Leucacantha cyanus (L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell   Distribution: Centaurea cyanus L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI, IA, ID , IL , IN, KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT), DEN (GL)   Related Taxa: Centaurea cyanus L. View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 37 species in Centaurea   Classification: Centaurea cyanus L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Asterales Family Asteraceae – Aster family Genus Centaurea L. – knapweed Species Centaurea cyanus L. – garden cornflower   U.S. Weed Information: Centaurea cyanus L. bachelor's button cornflower garden cornflower This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West . Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.   Introduced Information: Centaurea cyanus L. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   More Accounts and Images: Centaurea cyanus L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36954. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Centaurea cyanus L. Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds Michigan State University Extension Horticulture: abstract & image Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 09:16 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 20 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Centaurea cyanus%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Centaurea cyanus Cornflower ID: 0177 3303 1982 0007 [detail] © 2001 CDFA Centaurea cyanus Corn Flower ID: 0000 0000 1002 0042 [detail] © 2002 Molly Elizabeth Bagley Centaurea cyanus Corn Flower ID: 0000 0000 1002 0043 [detail] © 2002 Molly Elizabeth Bagley Centaurea cyanus ID: 0000 0000 0606 1250 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Centaurea cyanus ID: 0000 0000 0606 1253 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Centaurea cyanus Garden Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0808 1718 [detail] © 2008 Zoya Akulova Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Buttons ID: 0000 0000 1008 0994 [detail] © 2008 Zoya Akulova Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1208 0546 [detail] © 2008 Keir Morse Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1208 0547 [detail] © 2008 Keir Morse Centaurea cyanus ID: 0000 0000 0509 1662 [detail] © 2009 Barry Rice Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1009 2862 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1009 2863 [detail] © 2009 Barry Breckling Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1209 1381 [detail] © 2009 Neal Kramer Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1209 1387 [detail] © 2009 Neal Kramer Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button ID: 0000 0000 1209 1390 [detail] © 2009 Neal Kramer Centaurea cyanus cv. Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0209 1475 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Centaurea cyanus cv. Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0209 1476 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 5205 1622 2824 0058 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0606 1251 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0606 1252 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 3 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Centaurea cyanus var. alba%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 5205 1622 2824 0058 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0606 1251 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Centaurea cyanus var. alba Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0606 1252 [detail] © 2006 George W. Hartwell Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 2 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Centaurea cyanus cv.%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Centaurea cyanus cv. Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0209 1475 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Centaurea cyanus cv. Cornflower ID: 0000 0000 0209 1476 [detail] © 2009 Keir Morse Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley