Zeltnera namophila Calflora

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Taxon Report

Zeltnera namophila (Reveal , C.R. Broome, & Beatley ) G. Mans.

Spring-loving Centaury

2019 Matt Berger

2010 James M. Andre

2016 Dana York

2010 James M. Andre

Zeltnera namophila is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~23 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Zeltnera
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Centaurium namophilum var. namophilum
JEF	Centaurium namophilum
iNat	Zeltnera namatophila

Information about Zeltnera namophila from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/11/2025).