Characteristics
Centaurium erythraea Rafn
common centaury
Roadsides, utility rights-of-way, and occasionally marshes. Often in sandy acidic soils. Also tolerant of salt and occurring in inland salt marshes and adjacent to road salt storage facilities.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
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Classification
Citation
Centaurium erythraea Rafn
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