Calflora: Centaurium venustum

Centaurium venustum (A. Gray) Robinson

Beautiful centaury, canchalagua, charming centaury

Centaurium venustum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone.

Communities:	Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Elevation:	between 0 and 9000 feet
Family:	GENTIANACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Centaurium found in California.

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2: accepted name:		Zeltnera venusta

NOTE: Centaurium venustum is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

Hover the mouse over the map to see county names. Click to view records from that county.

	There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
	There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
	There are reported records.
	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Centaurium venustum from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CEVE3)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database