Gentianaceae

Slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Centaurium

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Slender centaury (Centaurium tenuiflorum) — FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Slender centaury
Welsh: Y ganrhi goch fain

Synonyms

Centaurium pulchellum subsp. tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Maire
Centaurium pulchellum var. tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Samp.
Erythraea latifolia var. tenuiflora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Willk.
Erythraea pulchella subsp. tenuiflora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Arcang.
Erythraea ramosissima var. tenuiflora (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout.
Erythraea tenuiflora Hoffmanns. & Link

Flowers

In flower: May to July, December (from 281 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paulo Galvão, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michèle LAPEYRE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: dennismudd, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: muusjan&gmail.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Halabica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.