Centaurea cyanus

L.

Garden Cornflower

GNRUnranked Found in 67 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134974
Element CodePDAST1Y050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCentaurea
Synonyms
Cyanus segetumHill
Other Common Names
Bachelor's Button (EN) Blue Bottle (EN) Centaurée bleuet (FR) Cornflower (EN) garden cornflower (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
MarylandSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
VermontSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
WyomingSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
NevadaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
KansasSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
IdahoSNANo
IndianaSNANo
MichiganSNANo
UtahSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
DelawareSNANo
New JerseySNANo
IowaSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
FloridaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
MissouriSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
New YorkSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
OhioSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
MaineSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
TexasSNANo
MontanaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
OregonSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (67)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
California (33)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
Crane Mtn.Modoc National Forest1,269
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Damon ButteModoc National Forest25,022
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
Mystic (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest836
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Green MountainOchoco National Forest6,613
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Wyoming (4)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2015-05-29.pdf (Accessed 2015).