Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Centaurium texense
Centaurium texense (Griseb.) Fernald
Lady Bird's Centaury, Texas Centaury
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)
USDA Symbol: CETE2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Centaurium texense
Lady Bird Centaury, Texas Centaury
Gentianaceae
Location: Northwest Pkwy, 200' W of Silicon Dr., Side.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Gravel. W/Croton & Poaceae. Dry area.
Description: Annual herb, branching, open plant to 8". Flowers rose-pink, w/bright yellow anthers, petals 5. Leaves narrowly linear. Moderately abundant.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: May 17, 1991
Specimen number: 85
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0153
Accession Date: Jan. 20, 1992
Accession Number: 11
Annotations: SCXRB