In this study, 17 edible flowers (Allium ursinum L., Borago officinalis Calendula Centaurea cyanus Cichorium intybus Dianthus carthusianorum Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam., Paeonia Primula veris Robinia pseudoacacia Rosa canina pendulina Salvia pratensis Sambucus nigra Taraxacum officinale Weber, and Tropaeolum majus L.) were investigated to assess their sensor...

Background As agriculture has intensified, many once-common wildflowers have declined in arable landscapes, which widespread implications for associated ecosystem services. The incorporation of sustainable practices, example, growing living mulches (in-field, non-crop plant ground cover, maintained during the target crop season), can boost biodiversity, but few wildflower species been utilised ...

the essential oils from compositae specie of iran: centaurea behen l. obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gc and gc/ms.  β-caryooyllane (24.5%), β-selinene (13.9%) and valencene (11.7%) were the main components among the sixteen constituents characterized in the oil of centaurea behen representing  93.7% of the total components detected.

The genus Centaurea s.l. is one of the richest and most taxonomically complex Asteraceae family. It includes between 400 700 species, which more than 70 are found in Bulgaria – a territory considered as secondary centers speciation genus. There large number endemics (Bulgarian Balkan) with endemism reaching up to 50% some groups, such Cyanus gr. Due ongoing active Balkans, boundaries closely re...

Centaurea L. is a genus of the family Asteraceae that comprises over 600 taxa. Representatives of the Centaurea genus were used as natural medications for many diseases. Methanolic-aqueous extracts from aerial parts of two Centaurea species: C. borysthenica Gruner and C. daghestanica (Lipsky) Wagenitz were studied for their polyphenolic composition and potential protective effect on cardiomyocy...