Centaurium erythraea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Centaurium erythraea Rafn

Common centaury, European centaury

2011 Ryan Batten

2003 George W. Hartwell

2014 Jean Pawek

2010 Dr.Thomas K. Voekler

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


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

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

Information about Centaurium erythraea from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEER5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/09/2022).