*Cyanus segetum J. Hill. Common name: Cornflower, Bachelor's-buttons. Phenology: Apr-Sep. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = Centaurea cyanus L. — Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3. Basionym: Cyanus segetum Hill 1762
Links to other floras: = Centaurea cyanus - FNA19
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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