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

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

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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