Centaurea montana, Cyanus montana,
SE: Bergklint, DE: Berg Flockenblome,
NL: Bergcentaurie, UK: Perennial Cornflower

Scientific name:		Centaurea montana L.
Synonym name:		Cyanus montana (L.) Hill
Swedish name:		Bergklint
German name:		Berg Flockenblome
Nederlandse naam:		Bergcentaurie
English name:		Perennial Cornflower
Family:		Asteraceae, Sunflower Family, Korgblommiga växter

Life form:		Perennial herb
Stems:		Height 45-60 cm, usually unbranched, winged, sparsely hairy; rhizomes
Leaves:		Alternate, greyish, entire, lanceolate
Flowers:		Flowers up to 7.5cm wide, single flower-like capitula surrounded by involucral bracts; capitulum ray-florets dark blue (sometimes light red, purple or white), obliquely funnel-shaped, lobed tip; disk florets purple, tubular. Stamens 5
Flowering Period:		June
Fruits:		Achene
Habitat:		Meadows and forest edges near buildings
Distribution:		Feral in southern and central Sweden.

Derivation of the botanical name: Centaurea, gets its name from the centaur, Chiron, who is said in mythology to have taught us the healing power of herbs. montana,Latin mons, mountain. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation Hill is used to indicate John Hill (c. 1714 – 1775), an English author and botanist.