Definition of Centaureas. Meaning of Centaureas. Synonyms of Centaureas

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Definition of Centaureas

Centaurea
Centaurea Cen`tau*re"a, n. [NL. See Centaury.] (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).

Meaning of Centaureas from wikipedia

- names for this genus are centaury, centory, starthistles, knapweeds, centaureas and the more ambiguous "bluets"; a vernacular name used for these plants...
- Centaurea cy****, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button (among other names), is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native...
- Centaurea montana, the perennial cornflower, mountain cornflower, bachelor's button, montane knapweed or mountain bluet, is a species of flowering plant...
- Centaurea stoebe, the spotted knapweed or panicled knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe, although it has spread to North America...
- Centaurea atropurpurea is a species of Centaurea found in Romania and the Balkan Peninsula. "Centaurea atropurpurea in Tropicos". Media related to Centaurea...
- Centaurea pullata is a species of Centaurea found in Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa. "C. pullata" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 1 February 2022...
- Centaurea jacea, brown knapweed or brownray knapweed, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Centaurea native to dry meadows and open...
- Centaurea cyanoides, the Syrian cornflower, is a species of Centaurea. It is native to Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Centaurea cyanoides...
- described by Carl Linnaeus in 1763 as Centaurea repens. Augustin Pyramus de Candolle separated it from the genus Centaurea in 1838, placing it in the genus...
- Centaurea alba is a species of Centaurea found in the Iberian Peninsula in southern and central Spain and in a small neighbouring area in the interior...