slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum

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

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• 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

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora