Centaurea cyanus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Centaurea cyanus L.
Common Name:Garden Cornflower; Bachelor's Buttons
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Bachelor's Buttons is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to Europe. In Alabama in can be found in the northern two-thirds of the state. Bachelor's Buttons grows on roadsides, in fields and pastures, and along railroads. It is an annual with a taproot. Stems are 1-3 feet in height, erect, branched above the middle, and loosely tomentose, giving them a gray or whitish appearance. Leaves are alternate, petiolate (lower) or sessile (upper), linear lanceolate in outline, and lobed or unlobed. The leaves are loosely gray-tomentose. Flowers are produced in long peduncled heads. The heads are arranged in cymes. The outer phyllaries have thin and papery toothed margins. The heads contain 25-35 blue, white, pink, or purple ray flowers. The outer flowers are larger than the inner and sterile. The corolla is funnel-form with 6 spreading lobes. Four of the lobes are larger than the other two. The fruit is an achene with pappus composed of unequal stiff bristles. Bachelor's Buttons is commonly cultivated as an ornamental, especially for cut flowers. It is often included in wildflower seed mixes and will re-seed. Bachelor's Buttons grows well in average soils and full sun. Seed should be planted outdoors in the autumn.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Centaurea
Species Centaurea cyanus L. - Garden Cornflower; Bachelor's Buttons

Citation

Citation Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 911. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 1030.16). Lectotypified by Wagenitz, in Rechinger, Fl. Iran. 139b: 418. 1980.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Centaurea cyanocephala Centaurea cyanocephala Velenovsky, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 7. 1(8): 26. 1886. BULGARIA
Centaurea cyanus subsp. coa Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus, subsp. coa Rechinger f., Phyton 1: 216. 1949.  
Centaurea cyanus var. denudata Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus, var. denudata Suksdorf, Werdenda 1: 43. 1927.  
Centaurea pulchra Centaurea pulchra de Candolle, Prodr. 6: 578. 1837.  
Cyanus arvensis Cyanus arvensis Moench, Methodus 561. 1794, nom. illegit.Cyanus segetus Hill 1762; Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 
Cyanus cyanus Cyanus cyanus (Linnaeus) Hill, Hort. Kew. 64. 1768, nom. inadmiss.Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 
Cyanus segetus Cyanus segetus Hill, Veg. Syst. 4: 29. 1762.Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 
Cyanus vulgaris Cyanus vulgaris Delarbre, Fl. Aubergne, ed. 2. 203. 1800, nom. illegit.Cyanus segetus Hill 1762; Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 
Leucacantha cyanus Leucacantha cyanus (Linnaeus) Nieuwland & Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 71. 1917.Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 
Setachna cyanus Setachna cyanus (Linnaeus) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrenees 520. 1867.Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cleburne, Colbert, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Morgan, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1963

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU104353 Jackson 04 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1946		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000025980 Autauga 3 Oct 2008 Keener, Brian R.
3572		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74688 Lee 13 Apr 1972 Dooley, M.K.
75		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002077 Talladega 2 May 1970 Williams, Ann
108		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002061 Chambers 13 Apr 1971 Gwaltney, John R.
082		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74689 Lawrence 19 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11742		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU143453 Calhoun 18 May 1972 Davis, Pam
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UNA00061262 Lawrence 19 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11742		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104345 Calhoun 26 Apr 1954 Leath, Lewis T.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UNA00016322 Tuscaloosa 10 Apr 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
UWAL0000502 Marengo 11 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104347 Chambers 13 May 1973 Langley, Andrea E.
114		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002067 Lee 14 Apr 1949 Snow, Samuel P.
 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
JSU104351 Colbert 23 Apr 1969 McWilliams, Linda
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002072 Morgan 21 Apr 1972 Williams, Susan
057		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002071 Lee 1 May 1969 Hall, William G.
142		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74683 Talladega 02 May 1970 Williams, Ann
108		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104360 Talladega 29 Apr 1968 Payton, Charles
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
ALNHS00004998 Barbour 31 May 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3118		 ALNHS
Cyanus segetum Hill
JSU104344 Calhoun 11 Apr 1971 Wayner, Gary A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
TROY000049638 Autauga 03 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1674		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UWAL0019877 Morgan 22 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79016		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002070 Lee 22 Apr 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
445		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74686 Lee 05 May 1969 Barnes, W.K.
64		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002078 Tallapoosa 1 May 1971 Widder, E.J.
097		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002068 Lee 10 Apr 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74681 Walker 03 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11804		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104358 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UWAL0016465 Pike 06 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25150		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
JSU104346 Calhoun 18 Jul 1969 Beaty, Norma J.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UNA00016317 Tuscaloosa 22 May 1975 Daugherty, John
9		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104359 Talladega 21 Apr 1972 Whetstone, R. David
80		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
JSU104343 Calhoun 06 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
115		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
TROY000048385 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
637		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002058 Bullock 15 May 1983 Mclendon, Dean B.
140		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AMAL00008021 Walker 03 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11804		 AMAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
AMAL00014123 Autauga 28 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3572		 AMAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
TROY000001635 Pike 01 May 1993 Powell, Shaun
4		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002065 Lee 28 May 1970 Murchison, Grover R.
220		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002073 Pike 15 May 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9161		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
TROY000001634 Pike 05 Nov 1998 Johnson, S.
2		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
JSU104356 Lowndes 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14101		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
TROY000014954 Walker 03 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11804		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000039557 Limestone 9 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6180		 AUA
Cyanus Segetum Hill
UWAL0000500 Autauga 28 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3572		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
TROY000014955 Lawrence 19 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11742		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002066 Lee 4 May 1954 Thompson, Pat
 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
JSU104349 Cleburne 04 May 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
130		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
TROY000001636 Pike 17 May 1995 Ball, James Erich
3		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002069 Lee 27 May 1963 Porterfield, Martha
 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
SAMF0005256 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1963 Williams, Norris H.
66		 SAMF
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UWAL0000501 Lawrence 19 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11742		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104350 Cleburne 06 May 1967 Sanford, N.
s.n.		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
JSU104342 Calhoun 06 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
115		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UNA00061089 Walker 03 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11804		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104341 Bibb 13 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13439		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
JSU104354 Jackson 29 Jun 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
6030		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UNA00068666 Autauga 28 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3572		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002076 Russell 9 May 1970 Moore, Harold D.
016		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
BRIT74684 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1963 Williams, Norris
66		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
AMAL00013026 Limestone 25 Apr 1989 Edge, Ruth Ann
010		 AMAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
ALNHS00003837 DeKalb 5 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2267		 ALNHS
Cyanus segetum Hill
JSU104355 Lowndes 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14101		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
BRIT74687 Lee 16 May 1970 Rush, Larry
138		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
UWAL0032386 Limestone 09 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6180		 UWAL
Cyanus segetum Hill
AUA000002059 Chambers 6 Jul 1972 Dawn, Martha
030		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002064 Lee 12 Apr 1969 Moore, Harold D.
090-69		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
TROY000017364 Autauga 28 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3572		 TROY
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002060 Chambers 2 May 1971 Donavan, Lois A.
265		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
JSU104348 Cleburne 04 May 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
130		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
UWAL0047283 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
637		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002063 Elmore 9 Apr 1973 Ponder, William
099		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
UWAL0019217 St. Clair 27 Jun 1989 Kral, Robert
76677		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
JSU104352 Etowah 05 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2259		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
BRIT74682 St. Clair 27 Jun 1989 Kral, Robert
76677		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
AMAL00007277 Lawrence 19 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11742		 AMAL
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002075 Russell 29 Apr 1966 Miller, Newell
 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
UNA00016324 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1963 Williams, Norris H.
66		 UNA
Centaurea cyanus L.
AUA000002074 Pike 14 Apr 1973 Botts, Daniel A.
061		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
UWAL0050129 Autauga 03 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1674		 UWAL
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
AUA000002062 Chambers 22 Apr 1967 Golden, Michael
44		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
AUA000002079 Tallapoosa 17 May 1969 Atkinson, Jr., A.W.
704		 AUA
Centaurea Cyanus L.
JSU104357 St. Clair 22 Jun 1969 Ellard, Jerry
1677		 JSU
Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus
BRIT74685 Morgan 22 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79016		 BRIT
Centaurea cyanus L.
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