''Centaurea cyanoides'', the Syrian cornflower, is a species of ''

Centaurea ''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding reg ...

''. It is native to Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. ''Centaurea cyanoides'' looks similar to the European cornflower

Centaurea cyanus ''Centaurea cyanus'', commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to gra ...

although ''C.cyanoides'' is much smaller, only 2-3 cm wide, grow only in wild area and not in cultivated fields and native to the Middle East.

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