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  2. Centaurea cyanus - Wikipedia

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    The pollen of Centaurea cyanus is used by several different insect species. Insects of the orders Hymenoptera and Diptera are particularly attracted by the flower. [19] As Centaurea cyanus is a self-incompatible species, it needs external pollination. The nectar of Centaurea cyanus is very sweet with a sugar content of

  3. Centaurea - Wikipedia

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    Centaurea (/ ˌ s ɛ n t ɔː ˈ r iː ə /) [1] is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.

  4. Blue flower - Wikipedia

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    Centaurea cyanus, common in the native lands of Novalis. A blue flower (German: Blaue Blume) was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. [1] It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable. It symbolizes hope and the beauty of ...

  5. List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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    A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre

  6. List of Centaurea species - Wikipedia

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    Centaurea dumanii (Dinç, A.Duran & Bilgili) Dinç & Doğu; Centaurea dumulosa Boiss. Centaurea dursunbeyensis Uysal & Köse; Centaurea ebenoides Heldr. ex S.Moore; Centaurea × eclipsislunae Mateo & M.B.Crespo; Centaurea edith-mariae Radić; Centaurea eflanensis (Kaya & Bancheva) Şirin & Ertuğrul; Centaurea elazigensis Kaya & Vural ...

  7. Centaurea montana - Wikipedia

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    Centaurea montana, the perennial cornflower, [1] mountain cornflower, bachelor's button, montane knapweed or mountain bluet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Europe. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north.

  8. How birds get their colors. A visual guide to your ...

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    Carotenoid-based colors are often used as an indicator of a male bird’s quality, Shultz said. Brighter colors are frequently associated with superior genes , stronger immune systems and higher ...

  9. Protocyanin - Wikipedia

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    Protocyanin is an anthocyanin pigment that is responsible for the red colouration of roses, but in cornflowers is blue. The pigment was first isolated in 1913 from the blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), [1] and the identical pigment was isolated from a red rose in 1915. [2]