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 concinnaTrautv.
- Centaurea concinnaSteud.
- Centaurea cyaneumSt.-Lag.
- Centaurea cyanocephalaVelen.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. coaRech.f.
- Centaurea cyanus subsp. cyanus
- Centaurea cyanus var. cyanus
- Centaurea cyanus var. denudataSuksd.
- Centaurea lanataRoxb.
- Centaurea pulcherrimaWight ex DC.
- Centaurea pulchraDC.
- Centaurea rhizocephalaTrautv.
- Centaurea segetalisSalisb.
- Centaurea umbrosaA.Huet ex Reut.
- Cyanus arvensisMoench
- Cyanus cyanusHill
- Cyanus dentato-foliusGilib.
- Cyanus segetumHill
- Cyanus vulgarisDelarbre
- Jacea segetumLam.
- Leucacantha cyanusNieuwl. & 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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