Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Centaurium beyrichii
Centaurium beyrichii (Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.) B.L. Rob.
Mountain Pink, Meadow Pink, Catchfly, Quinineweed
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)
USDA Symbol: CEBEUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Centaurium beyrichii
Mountain Pink
Gentianaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Dr, on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful on dry, barren caliche.
Description: Annual, 10-30 cm high, erect, many-branched, growing in the form of a cone giving the appearance of a bouquet. Pink flowers are 12-18 mm wide.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Jun 24, 1993
Specimen number: 153
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0438
Accession Date: Jul 26, 1993
Accession Number: 35
Annotations: SCXRC