Neil Barnes (Barneseye)

Cornflower

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Close-up of a back garden cornflower. Taken with an Olympus OMD EM10 III with a Yashica ML 50mm f2 lens at f2.8 plus a Posso No4 close-up filter lens.

From Wikipedia: 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 grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. It is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly by over-use of herbicides. However, Centaurea cyanus is now also naturalised in many other parts of the world, including North America and parts of Australia through introduction as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a seed contaminant in crop seeds.

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