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Perennial Cornflower/Mountain bluet

Centaurea montana

Summary 3

Centaurea montana (perennial cornflower, mountain cornflower, bachelor's button, montane knapweed or mountain bluet) is a species of Centaurea endemic to Europe. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. It escapes from gardens readily, and has thereby become established in the British Isles, Scandinavia and North America.

How to recognize it? 4

Cornflower like, bright blue flowers with fringed rays spaced apart; pinkish center; black fringed bracts. Bloom April-June. Whole plant is lightly hairy. Fringed bracts similar to spotted knapweed. Grow to 80cm (2.6 ft).

Observations in Banff National Park 5

2020-21: https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=69401&taxon_id=48984&place_id=any&verifiable=any
2019-20: https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=38602&taxon_id=48984&place_id=any&verifiable=any

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) John, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/24882165@N07/4587522289
  2. (c) Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bloemknop_van_Centaurea_montana_%27amethyst_snow%27._Locatie,_Tuinreservaat_Jonkervallei_02.jpg
  3. Adaptado por bioblitzbanff de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea_montana
  4. (c) bioblitzbanff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
  5. (c) metallyza, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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