Centaurium trichanthum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Centaurium trichanthum (Griseb.) Robinson

(not an active name)

Alkali centaury

Centaurium trichanthum is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Zeltnera trichantha


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Genus:	Centaurium
Family:	Gentianaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Zeltnera trichantha
JEF	Zeltnera trichantha

Information about Centaurium trichanthum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CETR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/10/2025).