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Zeltnera Muehlenbergii, Monterey Centaury


Plants > Wildflowers > Gentianaceae > Zeltnera Muehlenbergii
Monterey Centaury; Pink corollas and green calyces of zeltnera muehlenbergii, at Sisters Rocks State Park, Oregon
Pink corollas and green calyces of zeltnera muehlenbergii, at Sisters Rocks State Park, Oregon
Common names:
Monterey centaury, Muhlenberg's centaury
Family:
Gentian (Gentianaceae)
Scientific name:
Zeltnera muehlenbergii
Main flower color:
Pink
Range:
California, Oregon, and small parts of Idaho and Nevada
Height:
Up to 12 inches
Habitat:
Open woodland and moist coastal areas, from sea level to 4,000 feet
Leaves:
Opposite, lanceolate to oblong to obovate, up to 1 inch long
Season:
June to August
Pintrest
Zeltnera muehlenbergii is mostly found in California, beside or close to the coast and in the northern reaches of the Central Valley. Plants are small, less than one foot high, bearing narrow leaves, and branching freely, the branches topped by clusters of small pink flowers, which are fully open for a relatively short time. Leaves grow at regular intervals along the stems; those lower down tend to be widest towards the top, while those higher up are widest towards the base. Stems and leaves are hairless.

Flowers are borne on stalks of around a third of an inch, subtended by a narrow bract. The whitish corolla tube opens to five pink, spreading lobes, rounded at the tip, surrounding two stigmas and five stamens, which are topped by yellow anthers. Beneath the corolla is a light green calyx, divided almost to the base into five narrow, pointed lobes.




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