Plants Profile for Centaurium calycosum (Arizona centaury)

General Information
Symbol:	CECA3
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Gentianaceae
Duration:	Annual Biennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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James D. Morefield. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 3. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
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
ZECA3	Zeltnera calycosa (Buckl.) G. Mans.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

ZECA3 Zeltnera calycosa (Buckl.) G. Mans.

North America
Arid West	FACW
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACW