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Gentianaceae

Seaside centaury

Centaurium littorale (Turner) Gilmour

Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Centaurium

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Seaside centaury (Centaurium littorale)
FlowerPhoto: Ole N., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (19)
arz
قنطورس ليتورالى
Belarusian
Цвінтарэй звычайны
Chinese
滨岸百金花
Czech
Zeměžluč přímořská
Danish
Strand-Tusindgylden
Dutch
Strandduizendguldenkruid
English
Seaside centaury
Estonian
Linalehine maasapp
Finnish
Isorantasappi, Isosappi
French
Erythrée du littoral
German
Strand-Tausendgüldenkraut, Strandtausendgüldenkraut
hsb
Pomórska šćětka
Latvian
Jūrmalas augstiņš
Norwegian Bokmål
Tusengylden, Tusengyllen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Tusengylden, Tusengyllen
Polish
Centuria nadbrzeżna
Russian
Золототысячник приморский
Swedish
Kustarun
Welsh
Y ganrhi goch arfor

Synonyms

  • Chironia littoralis Turner
  • Erythraea littoralis (Turner) Gray
  • Erythraea tenuifolia subsp. littoralis (Turner) R.C.V.Douin

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.