PLANTS Profile for Centaurium calycosum (Arizona centaury)

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Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald
Arizona centaury

Symbol:

CECA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Gentianaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

James D. Morefield. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

CEBR8	Centaurium breviflorum (Shinners) B.L. Turner	shortflower centaury
CECAB	Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald var. breviflorum Shinners
CECAN	Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald var. nanum (A. Gray) B.L. Rob.
ERCA41	Erythraea calycosa Buckley

Distribution:
Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald


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USA (MO, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

View 17 genera in Gentianaceae, 21 species in Centaurium

Classification:
Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Gentianaceae – Gentian family
Genus	Centaurium Hill – centaury
Species	Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald – Arizona centaury

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW+

FACW-

FACW+

FACW

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Centaurium calycosum (Buckley) Fernald

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30028.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:27 PM CST