EPPO Global Database

Centaurea cyanus(CENCY)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CENCY
  • Preferred name: Centaurea cyanus
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Originally in Mediterranean (northern and eastern), Caucasus. Cornfield weed in Euromediterranean countries in ancient times (archaeophyte). Introduced subsequently in Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia, Western Asia (Iraq to Pakistan), India, Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia (Java), southern Africa, Canada (including Greenland), USA (throughout, including Alaska), Mexico, Peru, Ecuador 

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Centaurea arvensis Mönch
Cyanus segetum Hill

Common names
Name Language
bachelor's button English (GB)
bluebottle English (GB)
cornflower English
Kornblume German
Kornflockenblume German
audifoin French
barbeau French
bleuet French
bleuet des champs French
bleuet vivace French
bluet French
casse-lunettes French
centaurée bleuet French
centaurée bleuette French
aciano Spanish
aciano menor Spanish
aldiaza Spanish
aldiza Spanish
angelicos Spanish
azulejo Spanish
azuletes Spanish
azulines Spanish
azulones Spanish
blauet Spanish
botoncillo Spanish
clavel de San Juan Spanish
escobilla Spanish
farolitas de la Virgen Spanish
farolitos de los campos Spanish
flor celeste Spanish
flor celeste andaluza Spanish
flor de cielo barbado Spanish
flor de cielo castellana Spanish
flor de cielo española Spanish
flor de cielo montañosa Spanish
granera Spanish
hojera Spanish
liebrecilla Spanish
linditas Spanish
ojeras Spanish
peranzules Spanish
battisegola Italian
ciano salvatico Italian
fiordaliso Italian
fiordaliso vero Italian
blauwbloem Dutch
korenbloem Dutch
ambreta Portuguese
ambreta-cianea Portuguese
ciano Portuguese
ciano-menor Portuguese
erva-escobinha Portuguese
fidalguinhos Portuguese
fidalguinhos-dos-jardins Portuguese
loios Portuguese
lóios Portuguese
lóios-dos-jardins Portuguese
loucos-dos-jardins Portuguese
saudades Portuguese
blåklint Swedish
yaguruma-giku Japanese
yaguruma-sô Japanese
ヤグルマギク Japanese
ヤグルマソウ Japanese
василёк посевной Russian
василёк синий Russian
kornblomst Danish
kornblom Norwegian
ruiskaunokki Finnish
gelintacı Turkish
chaber bławatek Polish
kék búzavirág Hungarian
kokoçel Albanian
kokoçeli ngjyrë qielli Albanian
nabar-lorea Basque
полска метличина Bulgarian
angelets Catalan
blauet Catalan
blaus Catalan
caps blaus Catalan
clavell del blat Catalan
clavell de sant Isidre Catalan
clavell de sant Jaume Catalan
escombra Catalan
estel Catalan
flor de blat Catalan
garlanda Catalan
graneres Catalan
llums Catalan
peu de colom Catalan
xerampions Catalan
lán huā shǐ chē jú shǔ Chinese
蓝花矢车菊属 Chinese
različak Croatian
chrpa modrá Czech
chrpa modrák Czech
rukkilill Estonian
κενταύρια Greek
gormán Irish
수레국화 Korean
su re guk hwa Korean
parastā rudzupuķe Latvian
rugiagėlė Lithuanian
baluhét Occitan
blauét Occitan
bleuet Occitan
blurét Occitan
cabos Occitan
capiade Occitan
clareto Occitan
ilhéta Occitan
albăstrea Romanian
albăstriță Romanian
модри различак Serbian
њивски различак Serbian
nevädza poľná Slovak
modri glavinec Slovene
plavica Slovene
волошка синя Ukrainian
penlas yr yd Welsh