Centaurium venustum

Taxobox
name = "Centaurium venustum"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Gentianaceae
genus = "Centaurium"
species = "C. venustum"
binomial = "Centaurium venustum"
binomial_authority = (Gray) B. L. Rob.
synonyms =

"Centaurium venustum" (formerly "Erythraea venustum") is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name charming centaury and canchalagua. This centaury is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in many habitats up to elevations around 1300 meters. It is an annual wildflower rarely reaching half a meter in height. The pointed oval leaves grow opposite on the thin stems. The inflorescence is tipped with one or more showy star-shaped flowers, each with a white-centered magenta corolla about 2 centimeters wide.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4374,4375,4382 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEVE3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Centaurium+venustum Photo gallery]