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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Species Distribution Map
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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jul 2002
- Andrew Nelson
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 24 August 2018
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 24 August 2018
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