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Asteraceae

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Centaurea

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Cornflower: Cornflower in Gouda, the Netherlands
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Common names

By language (75)
Albanian
Kokoçeli ngjyrë qielli
Arabic
قنطريون عنبري
Armenian
Տերեփուկ կապույտ
arz
قنطريون عنبرى
Asturian
Clavelina
azb
چاققیر تیکانی
Azerbaijani
Əkin güləvəri
ba
Зәңгәр сәскә
Basque
Nabar-lore
Belarusian
Блакітная валошка, Васілёк сіні, Валошка, Валошка блакітная
Bulgarian
Синя метличина
Cantonese
矢車菊
Catalan
Blavet, Centaurée bleuet
Chinese
矢车菊, 矢車菊, 蓝花矢车菊, 蓝芙蓉 车轮花, 蓝芙蓉, 车轮花, 矢车草, 朴树叶
Croatian
Plavi različak, Modra zečina
csb
Mòdrôk
Czech
Chrpa polní, Charba, Chrpa modrák, Modráček
Danish
Kornblomst
Dutch
Korenbloem, Korenbloemen
English
Cornflower, Garden cornflower, Bachelor's button, C. cyanus
Esperanto
Cejano
Estonian
Rukkilill, Eesti rahvuslill
Finnish
Ruiskaunokki, Ruiskukka
French
Bleuet des champs, Centaurée bleuet, Bleuet, Casse-lunettes
fur
Barburice
Georgian
Ღიღილო
German
Kornblume, Korn-Flockenblume, Centaurée bleuet, Zyane
Greek
Κενταύρια η κυανή, Κενταύρια, Κυανή κενταύρια
gv
Blaa arroo
Hebrew
דרדר הדגניה, דרדר כחול, דגנית
hsb
Kostrjanc, Kostřanc
Hungarian
Búzavirág
Icelandic
Garðakornblóm, Akurprýði
Indonesian
Bunga milu biru
io
Aciano
Irish
Gormán
Italian
Fiordaliso
Japanese
ヤグルマギク, 矢車菊
Kannada
ಕಾರನ್ ಫ್ಲವರ್
Kazakh
Көк гүлкекіре
kbd
Бжэндэхъупэж
Korean
수레국화
kw
Glasik
Latvian
Rudzupuķe, Zilā rudzupuķe; Parastā rudzupuķe
Lithuanian
Rugiagėlė, Centaurée bleuet, Vasilka, Vosilkė
ltg
Naktineica, Nakteneica, Naktine, Rudzupuče, Vuosylki
Luxembourgish
Karblumm, Kuerblumm
Macedonian
Синчец
Malayalam
സെന്റൗറിയ സയനസ്
mdf
Розь панчф
nds
Blauwbloem
Norwegian Bokmål
Kornblom, Kornblomst
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kornblom, Kornblomst
os
Æрвдидинæг
Persian
گل گندم
Polish
Chaber bławatek, Bławatek
Portuguese
Centáurea
Romanian
Albăstrea
Russian
Василёк синий, Блаватка, Василек синий, Василёк лазоревый, Василёк посевной
sgs
Vosilka
Slovak
Nevädza poľná
Slovenian
Modri glavinec, Plavica
Spanish
Aciano, Aciano menor, Aziano, Azulejo, Azuleño, Azulina, Clavelones azules, Cyaneo
stq
Skoanelke, Schoanelke
Swedish
Blåklint, Blågubbe, Blåklätt, Blåkorn, Blålilja, Bondtuppor, Centaurée bleuet, Duvestol
Tajik
Caşmi gūsola, Чашми гӯсола
Tatar
Күкчәчәк
Thai
คอร์นฟลาวเวอร์, Cornflower
Turkish
Mavi kantaron
udm
Зангари, Лыз йыр, Лыз сяська
Ukrainian
Волошка синя
vep
Rugižbobaine
vro
Rüälill
Welsh
Glas yr ŷd
wuu
矢车菊

Synonyms

  • Centaurea concinna Trautv.
  • Centaurea concinna Steud.
  • Centaurea cyaneum St.-Lag.
  • Centaurea cyanocephala Velen.
  • Centaurea cyanus subsp. coa Rech.f.
  • Centaurea cyanus subsp. cyanus
  • Centaurea cyanus var. cyanus
  • Centaurea cyanus var. denudata Suksd.
  • Centaurea lanata Roxb.
  • Centaurea pulcherrima Wight ex DC.
  • Centaurea pulchra DC.
  • Centaurea rhizocephala Trautv.
  • Centaurea segetalis Salisb.
  • Centaurea umbrosa A.Huet ex Reut.
  • Cyanus arvensis Moench
  • Cyanus cyanus Hill
  • Cyanus dentato-folius Gilib.
  • Cyanus segetum Hill
  • Cyanus vulgaris Delarbre
  • Jacea segetum Lam.
  • Leucacantha cyanus Nieuwl. & Lunell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.