E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Zeltnera muehlenbergii (Griseb.) G. Mans.
Muhlenberg's centaury
Gentianaceae (Gentian family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Zeltnera muehlenbergii
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual herb from a short taproot; stems solitary, simple or branched, 3-30 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves forming a conspicuous rosette, egg-shaped, 5-25 mm long, rounded at the tip; stem leaves narrower and abruptly pointed.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of a few flowers on stalks much shorter than the calyces; corollas white to deep pink, 1.2-1.4 cm long; calyces 6-8 mm long but shorter than the corolla tubes, deeply lobed, the lobes 3-4 mm long; anthers 1.5-2 mm long and coiling slightly after opening.

Fruits:
Capsules, slender, 12-16 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist meadows in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known only from SE Vancouver Island and Chatham Island; S to NV and CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S1	Red	E (Mar 2008)

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Centaurium floribundum (Benth.) B.L. Rob.
Centaurium muehlenbergii (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer

Additional Photo Sources

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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-04-27 1:45:30 PM ]

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