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Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce
branched centaury

       
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Line Drawing of Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 2. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

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Distribution:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, DE, IA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TX, VA, VT, WI, WY), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 21 species in Centaurium
 

Classification:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Gentianaceae – Gentian family
Genus Centaurium Hill – centaury
Species Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce – branched centaury
 

Introduced Information:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FAC FAC- FACU- NO NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30036.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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