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Centaurea cyanus L. |
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Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
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| Synon.: Cyanus segetum HILL |
| Genus: Centaurea L., Cyanus MILL. |
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| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| John Hill (1716 - 1775), English botanist | |||
| Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Centaurea: | Greek plant name, from the centaur Chiron | ||
| cyanus: | dark blue | ||
| Cyanus: | dark blue | ||
| segetum: | growing in seed plots | ||
Seed mixtures e.g. for bee pasture contain often double garden forms or color variants of the Cornflower. | ||
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Contents
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Orchids
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Other Plants
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Plants acc. to Families
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.. Relationship:
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APG
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trad.
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.. Scientific Names
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.. German Names
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.. English Names
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.. Bloom Colors
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.. Flower Anatomy
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.. Leaf Form
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.. Regions
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.. Photo Month
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.. Fruits + Seed
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.. Roots + Bulbs
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Pest Infestation + Deformations
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Trees
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Bushes
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Water Plants
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Climbers + Twiners
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Useful Pl.
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Ornamental Pl.
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Color Var.
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Multiple Criteria
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Biotopes + Groups
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Botan.Links
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