Common Centaury - Centaurium erythraea
Description
Variable low to short plant, often with a solitary erect stem, branched above. Leaves elliptical to oval, 3 to 7 veined. Flowers pink to purplish 9 t0 15 mm, scarcely stalked, borne in flat topped, branched clusters.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Grassy habitats, often in dry places, and woodland margins.
When to see it
June to September
Life History
Biennial
UK Status
Fairly frequent in Britain except the extreme north.
VC55 Status
Occasional and quite local in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 63 of the 617 tetrads.
JamesCalowCroft Hill17 July 2012
Barbara CooperKetton Quarry22 July 2012
David NichollsGypsum Works, Barrow16 June 2018
David GouldCroft Hill, Leics17 July 2014
Steve MathersCloud Wood03/07/2017
David NichollsBardon Hill03 July 2014
Graham CalowMeasham07 July 2010leaves
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Adrian BakerBrascote Pits10 July 2016
David NichollsNature Alive, Coalville12 July 2012
JamesCalowCroft Hill17 July 2012
Graham CalowJubilee Walk, Leire16 September 2014
Graham CalowDunton Bassett Quarry16 July 2015
Graham CalowEntance road to Stoney Cove03 August 2016
Graham CalowMeasham07 July 2010
Graham CalowEllistown27 June 2011
Graham CalowJubilee Walk, Leire02 August 2011
Craig MabbettDunton Bassett Quarry16 July 2015
Graham CalowEllistown27 June 2011
Graham CalowJubilee Walk, Leire16 September 2014
Ron.stevensDunton Basset Quarry05 July 2015
David GouldCroft Hill, Leics03 July 2015
David GouldCroft Hill, Leics03 July 2015
Steve MathersKetton Quarry05/07/2017
Craig MabbettDunton Gorse Dunton Bassett12/07/2017
AJ CannCroft Hill24 July 2016
David NichollsKetton Quarry08 July 2016
David NichollsBloody Oaks Quarry08 July 2016
