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Centaurea cyanus
It is an annual plant growing to 16-35 inches tall, with grey-green branched stems. The leaves are lanceolate, 1–4 cm long. The flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour, produced in flowerheads (capitula) 1.5–3 cm diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets. The blue pigment is protocyanin, which in roses is red.
Is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. In the past it often grew as a weed in crop fields, hence its name. It is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly over-use of herbicides, destroying its habitat.
Natuurpunt reservaat.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
16 Comments
Congrats on your 1000th spotting!
Thanks people for all the many nice comments! This flowers are very pretty and stand out easily in the grassfields. I think here in Vlaanderen they are recovering in many areas which is nice!
1000´s that is allot of time and patience congratulations what a wonderful series Marta:):)
Wow Marta,beautiful spotting you make for you 1000th one,gorgeous,flower beautiful photos,congratulations on this happely ocasion and let me congrat you on your awesome spotting page a beautiful lesson about what what surround you in concern to wild and city life and marine to :)thanks for sharing these beautys my friend
Congrats on your 1000th spotting Marta! Truly inspiring! :)
I think the nature group here in Flanders (Natuurpunt) is making an effort to reintroduce all these wild species.
It grew abundantly in the wheat and corn fields and that is why one of it's names is " Corn FLower" It is very sensitive to chemicals and the use of pesticides is one reason that it has become endangered.
Yes, Emma. And here too. Such a beautiful plant.
Can you believe that this is on the endangered list in California?
Wonderful capture !!
Beautiful shots...you did it! 1000
beautiful!!!
Lovely :)
Congratulations on your 1000th....
Many thanks, Karen! It is no coincidence. I chose a really pretty one to remind me of this magic number :-)
Beautiful spotting to mark this milestone. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful! Very fitting for your 1000th spotting Marta!
Congratulations on this great achievement!