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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
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.
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 ...
Centaurea cyanus L. Centaurea cylindrocephala Bornm. Centaurea cyprensis (Holub) T.Georgiadis; Centaurea cyrenaica Bég. & Vacc. Centaurea dalmatica A.Kern. Centaurea damascena Boiss. Centaurea daralagoezica (Fomin) Greuter; Centaurea davisii Wagenitz; Centaurea debdouensis Breitw. & Podlech; Centaurea debeauxii Godr. & Gren. Centaurea ...
Bachelor's buttons is a common name for several plant species: Gomphrena canescens, native to Australia. Gomphrena globosa, native to Brazil, Panama and Guatemala. Centaurea cyanus, native to Europe, including the British Isles and cultivated as an annual ornamental plant.
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.
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]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The plant genus Cyanus is nowadays included in Centaurea. Cyanus; Scientific classification; Domain: ...