Centaurium sp.

Centaury at Kowen, ACT

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Identification history

	Centaurium sp.	23 Feb 2016	BettyDonWood
	Centaurium sp.	22 Feb 2016	KenT

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KenT wrote:

23 Feb 2016

Two plants are shown neither seemed to have any sign of a basal rosette (images 2 & 3) which suggests it is Centaurium tenuiflorum. However, the calyx is mostly around half the length of the corolla tube (images 4 & 5) which suggests it is Centaurium erythraea. The Flora of Victora indicates these two species form hybrids and I wonder if these are those.

Mike wrote:

23 Feb 2016

I have always taken Centaurium erythraea to be pink (like most of the CNMsightings) and "Weeds of the South-East" says C. tenuiflorum is magenta/red. I have also seen a white-flowered plant but haven't really looked to see any other differences. IBIS shows colour variations in both species.

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Sighting information

3 Abundance
17 Feb 2016 12:51 PM Recorded on
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KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

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True In flower

Species information

Centaurium sp. Scientific name
Centaury Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1394.77m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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