Centaurium erythraea var erythraea
(a common centaury)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyCentaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
SpeciesCentaurium erythraea (Common Centaury)
GenusCentaurium (centauries)
FamilyGENTIANACEAE (centauries and gentians)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury) :
1: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: InflorescenceImage 2: Inflorescence (2)Image 3: PlantImage 4: Plant - grey background
2: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
12 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Flower - close-upImage 3: Flower - close-up (2)Image 4: Flowers - close-upImage 5: Inflorescence - side viewImage 6: Inflorescence - side view (2)Image 7: Inflorescence - side view (3)Image 8: Inflorescence - top viewImage 9: Inflorescence - top view (2)Image 10: Non-flowering rosetteImage 11: Plants - side viewImage 12: Calyx and branching modeImage 13: Flower budImage 14: Flower centre - enlargedImage 15: Leaf - uppersideImage 16: Leaf - upperside (2)Image 17: Leaf - undersideImage 18: Leaf - underside (2)Image 19: Stamens & stigma - from above - enlargedImage 20: Stamens & stigma - lateral view - enlargedImage 21: Stigma & stamens - side view - enlargedImage 22: Stigma & stamens - side view - enlarged (2)
3: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
12 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
white-flowered form
Image 1: Inflorescence - side viewImage 2: Inflorescence - side view (2)
4: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
12 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
white-flowered form
Image 1: Inflorescence - side viewImage 2: Inflorescence - side view (2)Image 3: Plant - side viewImage 4: Plant - top view
5: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
2 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-up
6: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
21 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlarged
7: Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
dwarf form
Image 1: Flowers and leaves - close-up

Centaurium erythraea var erythraea (a common centaury) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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