zeltneras

genus Zeltnera

Member of gentian family (family Gentianaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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There are more centauries in the gentian family (family Gentianaceae).

Caution: IDs uncertain.

Key features:

• maximum pedicel length
• calyx lobes keeled or not
• corolla lobe length
• stigma number and shape

alkali centaury
Zeltnera trichantha

• [many flowered]
• pedicels 0–3 mm
• corolla lobes 5–10 mm, tips acute to acuminate
• rare

california centaury
Zeltnera venusta

• [much branched, many flowered]
• pedicels generally 4–25 mm
• corolla lobes 5–20 mm
• rare

tall centaury
Zeltnera exaltata

• [few to many flowered]
• pedicels generally 10–70 mm, generally > closed corollas
• all others are 0–40 mm, generally < closed corollas
• flower parts generally in 4s
• all others in 5s
• rare

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2 observed taxons / 3 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 13 (3 are research grade)

Locations:

• El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
• Sibley Volcanic RP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Coal Creek OSP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Fremont Older OSP
• La Honda Creek OSP
• Murray Ranch SP
• Pescadero Creek CP
• San Pedro Valley CP

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 4
• Jul.: 3
• Aug.: 4
• Sep.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• genus Zeltnera → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora