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Centaurea cyanus

Centaurea cyanus L.

Also indexed asCornflowercornflowerbachelor's buttonC. cyanusAkurprýðiAlbăstreaBachelor's ButtonBachelor's Button (EN)
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCentaurea
Use categories3
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCentaurea
Scientific name with authorshipCentaurea cyanus L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Centaurea cyaneum St.-Lag.Centaurea cyanocephala Velen.Centaurea cyanus subsp. coa Rech.fil.Centaurea cyanus subsp. cyanusCentaurea cyanus var. cyanusCentaurea cyanus var. denudata Suksd.Centaurea cyanus var. violacea J.J.Schmitz & RegelCentaurea cynarocephala Velen., 1886Centaurea hoffmanniana Asch.Centaurea hortorum PauCentaurea lanata Roxb.Centaurea pulcherrima WightCentaurea pulcherrima Wight ex DC.Centaurea pulchra DC.Centaurea rhizocephala Trautv.Centaurea segetalis Salisb.Centaurea umbrosa A.Huet & Reut.Cyanus arvensis MoenchCyanus cyanus (L.) HillCyanus dentato-folius Gilib.Cyanus segetum HillCyanus vulgaris DelarbreJacea segetalis Lam.Jacea segetalis Lam. ex Steud.Jacea segetum (Hill) Lam.Leucacantha cyanus (L.) Nieuwl. & LunellSetachna cyanus (L.) Dulac

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Invertebrate food

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier190310-1
Use codesEU IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Centaurea cyanus.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.