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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Less than 1
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: OK , TX
Native Habitat: Hillsides/Slopes, Prairie/Plains/Meadows/Pastures/Savannahs
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Sandy, Gravelly, Limestone-based, Granitic
Conditions Comments: Plant from seed in the fall in rock or gravel and on a slight slope where a little extra moisture will run over it. Will not appreciate soils with too much organic matter. Perfect for a rock garden!

Benefit

Use Ornamental: Color, Showy, Rock gardens
Use Wildlife: Nectar-Moths, Nectar-Butterflies, Nectar-insects, Nectar-Bees
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Propagation

Propagation Material: Seeds

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0059 Collected May 19, 1990 in Bexar County by Lottie Millsaps
NPSOT 0438 Collected Jun 24, 1993 in Comal County by Mary Beth White
NPSOT 0682 Collected Jul 18, 1992 in Bandera County by Harry Cliffe

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-533 Collected 2007-07-29 in Travis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bibliography

Bibref 318 - Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region (2002) Wasowski, S. & A. Wasowski
Bibref 281 - Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas (1999) Diggs, G. M.; B. L. Lipscomb; B. O'Kennon; W. F...
Bibref 291 - Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender
Bibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.
Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Centaurium beyrichii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Centaurium beyrichii in the Flora of North America (if available)
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