Scientific name Centaurium pulchellum | Genus Centaurium Rank Species | |
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Similar Centaurium, Seaside centaury, Centaurium erythraea, Gentianaceae, Blackstonia perfoliata | ||
Lesser centaury centaurium pulchellum
Centaurium pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name lesser centaury. It differs from Centaurium erythraea by lacking basal rosette of leaves and by having a developed peduncle below the flowers. It is often much smaller, less than ten centimetres.
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