Centaurea cyanus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Species
- Centaurea cyanus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Centaurea cyanus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Centaurea concinnaName author: Trautv.
- Centaurea concinnaName author: Steud.
- Centaurea cyaneumName author: St.-Lag.
- Centaurea cyanocephalaName author: Velen.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. coaName author: Rech.f.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. cyanusName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea cyanus var. cyanusName author: Not supplied
- Centaurea cyanus var. denudataName author: Suksd.
- Centaurea lanataName author: Roxb.
- Centaurea pulcherrimaName author: Wight ex DC.
- Centaurea pulchraName author: DC.
- Centaurea rhizocephalaName author: Trautv.
- Centaurea segetalisName author: Salisb.
- Centaurea umbrosaName author: A.Huet ex Reut.
- Cyanus arvensisName author: Moench
- Cyanus cyanusName author: Hill
- Cyanus dentato-foliusName author: Gilib.
- Cyanus segetumName author: Hill
- Cyanus vulgarisName author: Delarbre
- Jacea segetumName author: Lam.
- Leucacantha cyanusName author: Nieuwl. & Lunell
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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