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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

Photo by Christy Chow
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Field Notes

Description:

Cornflower

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
suzmonk
Hey, Sequoia. Without doing a lot of research, I don't think the Wikipedia link meant to say that they are the same thing or necessarily related ... I think it's just an overlap in the common name. Happens more often than you would think.
suzmonk
You're very welcome, glad I could help ... add the Wikipedia link to your spotting and I'll have a look-see.
Christy Chow
You're absolutely correct! Thank you so much! Wikipedia notes that it is sometimes "used for chicory". Do you know if this means in place of chicory? Or is the cornflower a cousin to chicory?
suzmonk
Some kind of cornflower, I think, genus Centaurea ...

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Flowers of North America
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Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 16, 2014

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