Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Centaurea L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Bachelor's-button [Bachelor's button] (1932) (1)

Barnaby's thistle (1930) (106)

Bluebottle [Blue-bottle] (1814-1900?) (1, 158, 167)

Centaurea (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Centaury (1986) (4)

Cornflower [Corn-flower] (1932-1936, Neb) (1, 93)

Dusty-miller [Dusty miller] (1894, Boston Florists' catalogue) (75)

Knapweed [Knap weed] (1818-Present) (4, 10, 50)

Star-thistle [Star thistle] (1923-1986) (1, 4, 82, 106, 156)