Gentianaceae
Cerise stars
Chironia palustris
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Chironia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Bitterwortel
- English
- Cerise stars, Transvaal chironia
- Southern Sotho
- Khomo-ea-sephatla, Lehlapahali, Lepshetlane, Mosia, Thatjane
Flowers
- In flower
- November to December (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritz Georg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritz Georg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritz Georg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Chironia
- Christmas berryChironia bacciferaGentianaceae
- Chironia gratissimaGentianaceae
- Chironia jasminoidesGentianaceae
- Chironia laxaGentianaceae
- Cape chironChironia linoidesGentianaceae
- Chironia peduncularisGentianaceae
- Pondo chironiaChironia albifloraGentianaceae
- Dwarf chironiaChironia purpurascensGentianaceae
- Coastal chironiaChironia tetragonaGentianaceae
- Chironia angolensisGentianaceae
- Chironia baumianaGentianaceae
- Chironia decumbensGentianaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.