Centaurea cyanus

Commonly known as cornflower, bachelor buttons

Weed Classification

Noxious Weed Class Not designated a New Mexico noxious weed
Weed Type forb
Found in rangeland
Duration annual or biennial
Juice not milky
Growth Habit at Maturity spreading
Leaf Arrangement basal,alternate
Leaf Type not lobed,lobed
Presence of Leaf Tendils absent
Leaf Succulence not succulent
Stem Shape round
Flower Color pink-red,blue-purple,white-cream
Flower Symmetry symmetric

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