Gentianaceae
Branched centaury
Centaurium pulchellum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Centaurium
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Common names
By language (33)
- aeb
- قصّة الحيّة, قصّة صبيّة
- Albanian
- Bar i etheve
- ang
- Culmille
- Arabic
- القنطريون الصغير
- arz
- قنطورس بلشلوم
- Azerbaijani
- Qəşəng qızılçətir
- Belarusian
- Цвінтарэй прыгожы
- Bulgarian
- Красив червен кантарион
- Chinese
- 美丽百金花, 美麗百金花, 东北埃蕾, 埃蕾
- Czech
- Zeměžluč spanilá
- Danish
- Liden Tusindgylden
- Dutch
- Fraai duizendguldenkruid
- English
- Branched centaury, Lesser centaury, Slender centaury
- Estonian
- Väike maasapp
- Finnish
- Pikkurantasappi, Pikkusappi
- French
- Erythrée élégante, Petite-centaurée Délicate
- German
- Kleines Tausendgüldenkraut, Zierliches Tausendgüldenkraut
- hsb
- Włóžna šćětka
- Irish
- Dréimire beag
- Latvian
- Skaistais augstiņš
- Lithuanian
- Gražioji širdažolė
- Macedonian
- Ситен црвен кантарион
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dverggylden, Dverggyllen
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Dverggylden, Dverggyllen
- Persian
- قنطوریون زیبا
- Polish
- Centuria nadobna, Centuria czerwona
- Romanian
- Frigurică
- Russian
- Золототысячник красивый
- Spanish
- Herba de centaura
- Swedish
- Dvärgarun
- Tatar
- Матур кызыл чатыр
- Ukrainian
- Золототисячник гарний
- Welsh
- Y ganrhi goch fach
Synonyms
- Chironia centaurium var. pulchella (Sw.) DC.
- Chironia pulchella (Sw.) Willd.
- Erythraea pulchella (Sw.) Hornem.
- Erythraea ramosissima var. minima Klett & Richt.
- Erythraea ramosissima var. pulchella (Sw.) Griseb.
- Gentiana pulchella Sw.
- Sabatia pulchella (Sw.) Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 581 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: M. Whitson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Abby Darrah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: M. Whitson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Terry Instone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Centaurium scilloidesGentianaceae
- Centaurium quadrifoliumGentianaceae
- Centaurium cachanlahuenGentianaceae
- Centaurium capenseGentianaceae
- Centaurium chloodesGentianaceae
- Centaurium serpentinicolaGentianaceae
- Centaurium uliginosumGentianaceae
- Centaurium barrelieroidesGentianaceae
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.