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Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. In the past it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. It is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly over-use of herbicides, destroying its habitat. It is also, however, through introduction as...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.179
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.102
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.164
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.462
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.460
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.638
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.408
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.408
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.393
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.393
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.56
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.54
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 933404.