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An Annual Herb, growing up to 1 meter in height by 90cm in width. Positioning in full Sun, flowering from Springs Imbolc through to Mabons Fall/Vernal equinox tides." Cornflower is also Known as, in:Basque: -
Dutch: Korenbloem French: Bleuet German: Kornblume (Fem.) Greek: κενταύριο Icelandic: - Irish: Lus Ggormáin (Masc.) Italian: Fordaliso Vero Latin: - Norman: - Old English/Anglo Saxon: - Scotts Gaelic: Gille-gorm (Masc.) Spanish: Centurea or Aciano (Masc.) Welsh: - In the European Folk or White Cultures including Anglo and or Celt, it is also known/referred to as; Bachelor's Buttons, Bluebottle, Bluecap, Blue blob, Blue Bonnet, Boutonierre Flower, Cornbottle, Cornflower, Garden Centaurea, centuria, Hurtsickle, Gogglebuster." |
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Taxonomic Serial No 36954 (ITIS) 41522 (NCBI) Representative genome: - |
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History and Etymology
Centaury (n.)
popular name of various plants, late 14c., from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from kentauros "centaur" (see centaur), so called according to Pliny because the plant's medicinal properties were discovered by Chiron the centaur. German Tausendgüldenkraut is based on a mistranslation of the Latin word, as if from centum + aurum (the similarity might be the result of Roman folk etymology). Centaur (n.) Animal in Greek mythology, with the head, torso, and arms of a man joined to the body of a horse, late 14c., from Latin centaurus, from Greek Kentauros, a word of disputed origin. In early Greek literature they were a savage, horse-riding tribe from Thessaly; later they were monsters half horse, half man. The southern constellation of Centaurus is attested in English from 1550s but was known by that name to the Romans and known as a centaur to the Greeks. It has often been confused since classical times with Sagittarius. Related: Centauress; centaurian. Centaurea cyanus is native to temperate Europe, but is widely naturalized outside its native range. It has been present in the British Isles as an archaeophyte (ancient introduction) since the Iron Age. In the United Kingdom, it has declined from 264 sites to just 3 sites in the last 50 years. In reaction to this, the conservation charity Plantlife named it as one of 101 species it would actively work to bring 'back from the brink'. In the County Clare (VC H9) in Ireland, Centaurea cyanus is recorded in arable fields as very rare and almost extinct, while in the North-East of Ireland, it was abundant before the 1930s. Centaurea cyanus is a diploid flower (2n = 24) and the genetic diversity within populations is high, although there could be a future decline in diversity due to population fragmentation, intensive agriculture and hericides In general, Centaurea cyanus is a self-incompatible species. However, selfing still occurs occasionally, but results in inbreeding depression. In folklore, cornflowers were worn by young men in love; if the flower faded too quickly, it was taken as a sign that the man's love was not returned. The cornflower is also often seen as an inspiration for the German Romantic symbol of the Blue Flower due to the folklore. The blue cornflower has been the national flower of Estonia since 1918 and symbolizes daily bread to Estonians. It is also the symbol of the Estonian Conservative People's Party. It is also the official flower of the Swedish province of Östergötland. The blue cornflower was one of the national symbols of Germany. This is partly due to the story that when Queen Louise of Prussia was fleeing Berlin and pursued by Napoleon's forces, she hid her children in a field of cornflowers and kept them quiet by weaving wreaths for them from the flowers. The flower thus became identified with Prussia, not least because it was the same color as the Prussian military uniform. After the unification of Germany in 1871, it went on to become a symbol of the country as a whole. For this reason, in Austria the blue cornflower is a political symbol for pan-German and rightist ideas. |
It was worn as a secret symbol identifying members of the then-illegal NSDAP in Austria in the 1930s. Members of the Freedom Party wore it at the openings of the Austrian parliament since 2006. After the last general election 2017 they replaced it with the edelweiss. Due to its traditional association with Germany, the cornflower has been made the official symbol of the annual German-American Steuben Parade.
Cornflowers are sometimes worn by Old Harrovians, former pupils of the British Harrow School and it is the school flower of Winchester College and also of Dulwich College, where it is said to have been the favourite flower of the founder, Edward Alleyn. Carl Linnaeus
(1705-1778) Also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin, and his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus Linnæus. Linnaeus has been called Princeps botanicorum (Prince of Botanists) and "The Pliny of the North". He is also considered as one of the founders of modern ecology In botany and zoology, the abbreviation L. is used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for a species' name. In older publications, the abbreviation "Linn." is found. Linnaeus's remains comprise the type specimen for the species Homo sapiens following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, since the sole specimen that he is known to have examined was himself. |
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