Centaurium muehlenbergii

Taxobox
name = "Centaurium muehlenbergii"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Gentianaceae
genus = "Centaurium"
species = "C. muehlenbergii"
binomial = "Centaurium muehlenbergii"
binomial_authority = (Griseb.) W.Wight ex Piper
synonyms = "Centaurium curvistamineum"
"Centaurium floribundum"

"Centaurium muehlenbergii" is a species of centaury known by the common name Muhlenberg's centaury; note the difference in spelling. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and Nevada, where it commonly grows in forests and other moist places. This is an annual herb growing thin, erect, branching stems to heights anywhere between 10 centimeters and one meter. Oval-shaped leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and are up to 2 or 3 centimeters long. The branching inflorescence bears many flowers, each with small bracts at its base. The flower has five oval-shaped petallike lobes each a few millimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4374,4375,4380 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEMU2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Centaurium+muehlenbergii Photo gallery]