slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum

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

corolla lobes 2 – 4.5 mm

small white eye with 3 prongs, sharp or nebulous [source]
orifice tight and rounded [source]

basal leaves ±deciduous, generally not in a rosette
uncommon

Chris’s observations: 15 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

La Honda Creek OSP: 4
El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
San Pedro Valley CP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Cowell Ranch State Beach
Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve
Pescadero Creek CP
Sibley Volcanic RP
Thornewood OSP

Months:

Jun.: 7
Jul.: 4
Aug.: 3
Sep.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora