Flower ID: IMG_4014.JPG-08-31-2024 Flower name (scientific): Centaurea cyanus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sen-TAR-ee-ah sigh-AN-us Flower name (common): Bachelor's Button Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: For the centaur Chiron. In Greek mythology the centaur was half-man and half-horse. Chiron was noted to have a wide knowledge of plants, and used this plant medicinally. Centaurea is from medieval Latin and derived from the Greek, kentaurieon, kentaur, a centaur. Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 1.0 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 25 up to 35 florets Color: blue Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 8 to 40 inches (20 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal linear-lanceolate, cauline linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Chippewa, Dane, Forest, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Pierce, Portage, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): UPL Wetland Status (MW): FACU