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Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper
desert centaury
       
Symbol:   CEEX  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Gentianaceae  
Duration:   Annual  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

  CENAN Centaurium namophilum Reveal, Broome & Beatley var. nevadense Broome
  CENU3 Centaurium nuttallii (S. Watson) A. Heller
  CIEX Cicendia exaltata Griseb.
 

Distribution:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 21 species in Centaurium
 

Classification:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

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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 exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper – desert centaury
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

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
FACW,OBL NO NO NO NI OBL NO NI FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO

Centaurium nuttallii:

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
FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30030.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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