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Centaurea triumfettii
The Squarrose Knapweed is an herbaceous perennial plant. This plant grows to a height of about 30–60 centimetres. The leaves are undivided and narrow-lanceolate. The period of flowering is from May until August. The inner flowers are bright purple, the outer ones are azure blue or deep mauve.
mountain Velebit, at 1300 m/asl
Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013
5 Comments
da, ali ne baš svi, samo neki...C. cyanus je u hr različak, a ovaj moj je pustenasta zečina...
šta se ne zovu neki i različak?
Hi, Injica is right for Croatian name, I forgot to write it :), this english name I wrote is for specific species, all cornflowers we call "zečina"...
I think Croatian name should be Pustenasta zečina
In England we call this a Cornflower, is that another name for it in Croatia?