Selected Images
![]() 5395004 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Plant(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
![]() 5374344 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Plant(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 1459021 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Plant(s) Utah State University Archive |
![]() 1459020 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 5374345 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5391591 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Barry Rice |
![]() 5394979 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Joseph LaForest |
![]() 5394984 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Joseph LaForest |
![]() 5395003 cornflower Centaurea cyanus Flower(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Centaurea |
Other System Links
Plants: CECY2Bayer: CENCY
GRIN: 9817
ITIS: 36954
NPDN Pest: PBFARBB
NPDN Host: 31030
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
garden cornflower, bachelor's button, cornflower
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |












