Common Centaury, European Centaury
Centaurium erythraea
Synonym: Centaurium umbellatum
![Common Centaury, European Centaury: Centaurium erythraea (Synonym: Centaurium umbellatum)](centauriumumbellatum1b.jpg)
The photo above shows the flat-topped umbel
of common centaury as seen at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake National Wildlife
Refuge to the southeast of Mt. Adams.......July 28, 2006. Note that the flowers of this species has 5 lobes.
![Common Centaury, European Centaury: Centaurium erythraea (Synonym: Centaurium umbellatum)](centauriumumbellatum1c.jpg)
A close-up sideview of the inflorescence of
common centaury.........July 28, 2006.
![Common Centaury, European Centaury: Centaurium erythraea (Synonym: Centaurium umbellatum)](centauriumumbellatum1a.jpg)
A close-up sideview of the narrow calyx lobes
and long corolla tube of common centaury. The corolla lobes flare from the corolla
tube at approximately right angles to the tube........July 28,
2006.
Paul Slichter