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Photographer: David G. Smith
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Family Gentianaceae
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce
branching centaury, showy centaury
Centaurium: old name, variously applied by herbalist, from centum, hundred, and aurum gold or gold-piece, possibly alluding to priceless medicinal value; or German vernacular name Tsusendguldenkraut
pulchellum: beautiful
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| Status: | Introduced - locally established |
| Plant: | erect, annual, to 8" tall forb, often with many branches from the base |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/3" wide, broadly funnel-shaped, stalked; inflorescence rather dense, branched, separated clusters; blooms June-Sept. |
| Leaf: | main leaves stalkless, opposite |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, fields, roadsides |
| (Glossary) |
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