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Mountain cornflower

Centaurea triumfettii

Description:

A striking purple and blue member of the Centaurea genus.

Habitat:

Typically found in mountain meadows in subalpine areas.

Notes:

Widespread in the mountains of southern and central Europe.

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2 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thank you Satyen! These mountain meadows are now looking their best at the end of spring.

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

wow, looks beautiful in the background of green. nice pic.

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg - Freiburg, Switzerland

Spotted on Jun 4, 2011
Submitted on Jun 7, 2011

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