muehlenberg’s centaury

(monterey centaury)
Zeltnera muehlenbergii

Member of zeltneras (genus Zeltnera)
gentian family (family Gentianaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, pink in flowering plants

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• usually 1 stem below inflorescence, simple or branching [source]
• pedicels 0–10 mm
• mostly < 6 mm [source]
• distal flowers often sessile
• [bractlets (shorter) may be confused with sepals (longer) for sessile flowers]
• calyx lobes keeled [source]
• corolla lobes 2–7 mm, tips rounded
• small white eye barely protuding onto lobes
• may include projection centrally (type A) or laterally (type B) [source]
• orifice generally spacious, pentagonal [source]
• uncommon

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP

Months:

• Jun.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora