Asteraceae

Perennial cornflower

Centaurea montana L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centaurea

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Perennial cornflower: Centaurea montana de:Flockenblume — Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Perennial cornflower
Norwegian Bokmål: Honningknoppurt

Synonyms

Centaurea angustifolia Mill.
Cyanus angustifolius (Mill.) Soják
Cyanus montanus (L.) Hill

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Beefly, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Rikki Mitterer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.