Centaurium tenuiflorum, the slender centaury, is a species of annual herb in the family Gentianaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 17 cm tall. It is native to the Mediterranean basin, Western Asia to the Transcaucasus, Iran, and western Himalayas, Macaronesia, Great Britain, the Crimean Peninsula, Chad, and Socotra.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Slender 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
- Centaurium pulchellum
- Centaurium cachanlahuen
- Zeltnera muehlenbergii
- Schenkia australis
- Centaurium erythraea
- Centaurium littorale
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Centaurium
- Species
- Centaurium tenuiflorum
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