Cicendia filiformis (L.) Delarbre

Guernsey Centaury

Gentianaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Genus: Cicendia (Cicendia)

Synonyms

Cicendia filiformis
Exacum filiforme
Gentiana filiformis
Microcala filiformis

Related species

Cicendia filiformis (L.) Delarbre - Guernsey Centaury

Traits


    Maximal 10 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: flowers solitary. flowers: salverform, yellowish. corolla: 4‑leaved. sepals: fused in the lower quarter. styli: filiform. fruits: capsules."

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Cicendia filiformis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Cicendia filiformis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Cicendia filiformis

Cicendia filiformis

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in nutrient-poor, acidic, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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