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Gentianaceae
Centaurium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Centaurium erythraea Rafn. Common name: Common Centaury, Forking Centaury. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Lawns, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe and w. Asia. Reported as naturalizing in West Virginia (Vanderhorst et al. 2019).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA14, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Drake (2011), Mansion (2004); = Centaurium minus Garsault — RAB, later homonym; = Centaurium umbellatum Gilibert — F, G, later homonym; > Centaurium erythraea Rafn ssp. erythraea — POWO. Basionym: Centaurium erythraea Rafn 1800

Links to other floras: = Centaurium erythraea - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

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