© Robert Northridge
© Roy Anderson
© Graham Day
Map updated: March 2008
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
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| Centaurium erythraea | Gentianaceae | Common Centaury |
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© Robert Northridge |
© Roy Anderson |
© Graham Day |
Map updated: March 2008 |
| Species Description: |
| This small plant with lilac or occasionally white flowers is frequent in dry pastures and sand dunes. It is especially frequent near the coast. |
| All names: Centaurium erythraea Rafn.; Centaurium latifolium (Smith) Druce; Centaurium capitum (Willd.) ex Cham.; Erythraea latifolia Sm. |
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