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

Sweden Flowers,Centaurea montana, Cyanus montana, Bergklint, Berg Flockenblome, Bergcentaurie, Perennial Cornflower

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.

Centaurea montana, Cyanus montana, Bergklint, Berg Flockenblome, Bergcentaurie, Perennial Cornflower


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.

Flowers in Sweden, Wildflowers, Nature



Centaurea montana, Cyanus montana, Bergklint, Berg Flockenblome, Bergcentaurie, Perennial Cornflower