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.
JamesCalow
Croft Hill
17 July 2012
Barbara Cooper
Ketton Quarry
22 July 2012
David Nicholls
Gypsum Works, Barrow
16 June 2018
David Gould
Croft Hill, Leics
17 July 2014
Steve Mathers
Cloud Wood
03/07/2017
David Nicholls
Bardon Hill
03 July 2014
Graham Calow
Measham
07 July 2010
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Adrian Baker
Brascote Pits
10 July 2016
David Nicholls
Nature Alive, Coalville
12 July 2012
JamesCalow
Croft Hill
17 July 2012
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
16 September 2014
Graham Calow
Dunton Bassett Quarry
16 July 2015
Graham Calow
Entance road to Stoney Cove
03 August 2016
Graham Calow
Measham
07 July 2010
Graham Calow
Ellistown
27 June 2011
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
02 August 2011
Craig Mabbett
Dunton Bassett Quarry
16 July 2015
Graham Calow
Ellistown
27 June 2011
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
16 September 2014
Ron.stevens
Dunton Basset Quarry
05 July 2015
David Gould
Croft Hill, Leics
03 July 2015
David Gould
Croft Hill, Leics
03 July 2015
Steve Mathers
Ketton Quarry
05/07/2017
Craig Mabbett
Dunton Gorse Dunton Bassett
12/07/2017
AJ Cann
Croft Hill
24 July 2016
David Nicholls
Ketton Quarry
08 July 2016
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
08 July 2016
