Centaurium erythraea Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1858

Centaurium erythraea Rafn

Common centaury, European centaury

2011 Ryan Batten

2003 George W. Hartwell

2014 Jean Pawek

2010 Dr.Thomas K. Voekler

Centaurium erythraea, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (28 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Centaurium

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Centaurium minus
PLANTS	Centaurium umbellatum
PLANTS	Erythraea centaurium

More information about Centaurium erythraea


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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/28/2022).