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Cornflower

DateFri 2010-06-25

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).  In an area of grassland that appears to have been deliberately sown with the the seeds of flowers selected to attract insects.  From the side it looks like this:

The leaves are narrow and slightly hairy:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-15.

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