Centaurium muehlenbergii Calflora

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Centaurium muehlenbergii (Griseb.) Piper

(not an active name)

Monterey centaury, Muhlenberg's centaury

2008 Keir Morse

2004 Carol W. Witham

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

also called Zeltnera muehlenbergii


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Centaurium curvistamineum
PLANTS	Centaurium floribundum
PLANTS	Zeltnera muehlenbergii
JEF	Zeltnera muehlenbergii

Information about Centaurium muehlenbergii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CEMU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2024).