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Centaurium erythraea Rafn

Common Centaury

Gentianaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Genus: Centaurium (Centaury)

Synonyms

Centaurium erythraea
Centaurium erythraea subsp. austriacum
Centaurium erythraea subsp. capitatum
Centaurium latifolium
Centaurium minus subsp. austriacum
Centaurium minus subsp. transiens
Centaurium umbellatum subsp. austriacum
Centaurium umbellatum subsp. capitatum
Erythraea centaurium

Related species

Centaurium erythraea Rafn - Common Centaury
Centaurium littorale (Turner) Gilmour - Seaside Centaury
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce - Lesser Centaury

Traits


    Maximal 40&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> terminal, dichasial, <ba>mostly densely flowered</ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>(almost) sessile</b></ba>, reddish to violet. <span class="v1">corolla-lobes:</span> <b>4&#8211;10&#8239;mm...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Centaurium erythraea

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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

Centaurium erythraea

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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

Centaurium erythraea

Centaurium erythraea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

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