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Gentianaceae
Schenkia
*Schenkia spicata (Linnaeus) Mansion. Common name: Spiked Centaury. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, NE, POWO, Mansion (2004); = Centaurium spicatum (L.) Fritsch — C, F, G, K1, NS, Tat, Drake (2011). Basionym: Gentiana spicata L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Schenkia spicata - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
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