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Catananche
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Catananche

Catananche is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to dry meadows in the Mediterranean region.

They are cultivated for their cornflower-like blooms appearing in summer, in shades of blue, yellow and white. They are suitable for a sunny border, and for dried flower arrangements.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cupid's-dart

speciesCatananche caerulea

Yellow Succory

speciesCatananche lutea

Catananche caespitosa

speciesCatananche caespitosa

Catananche arenaria

speciesCatananche arenaria

Catananche montana

speciesCatananche montana

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 209306.