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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

Photo by drP
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Field Notes

Description:

A member of the aster family introduced from Europe. Also known a bachelor's button.

Habitat:

Found along roadsides and in fields. It gets the name cornflower from its presence in European grain fields, where wheat and related grains are called corn.

Notes:

The flower is edible, though I've never tried it.

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