Schenkia spicata is a species of annual herb in the family Gentianaceae. It has a very wide Old World distribution, ranging from north Africa, through Europe and into Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Spiked Centaury being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Schenkia australis
- Zeltnera exaltata
- Zeltnera muehlenbergii
- Centaurium pulchellum
- Centaurium tenuiflorum
- Schenkia japonica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Schenkia
- Species
- Schenkia spicata
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