Syrian Cornflower-thistle / القنطريون الكحلي / / خشخاش القمح

Centaurea cyanoides Berggr. & Wahlenb.

Flower, February. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility

Unknown

Blooming period

February to May

Seed collection period

April to May

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Purple

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Centaurea

Family

Asteraceae

Wikidata item

Q18032723

GBIF Item

Centaurea cyanoides Berggr. & Wahlenb. (7462348)

References

Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
Centaurea cyanoides Berggr. & Wahlenb. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)

Citation

Centaurea cyanoides Berggr. & Wahlenb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/700 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.