Centaurium sp.

Centaury at Kowen, ACT

Centaurium sp. at Kowen, ACT - 17 Feb 2016
Centaurium sp. at Kowen, ACT - 17 Feb 2016
Centaurium sp. at Kowen, ACT - 17 Feb 2016
Centaurium sp. at Kowen, ACT - 17 Feb 2016
Centaurium sp. at Kowen, ACT - 17 Feb 2016
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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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  • 3 Abundance
  • 17 Feb 2016 12:51 PM Recorded on
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  • True In flower

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  • Centaurium sp. Scientific name
  • Centaury Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1394.77m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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