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Centaurium texense (Griseb.) Fern.

Lady Bird's centaury
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)

USDA Symbol: CETE2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Centaurium texense

Texas Centuary

Gentianaceae

Location: Gunsight Mountain Ranch, Tarpley.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Dry, rocky, limestone soil. In full sun.

Description: Erect, sparsely branched annual, to 30 cm tall. Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, greatly reduced above. Sepals to 6 mm, much shorter than corolla tube. Corolla pink, flaring slightly to narrow lobes (1.5-5 mm).

County: Bandera
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jul 18, 1992
 Specimen number: 472

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0680
 Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
 Accession Number: 49

Annotations: SCFRN

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