Centaurium beyrichii

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Centaurium beyrichii
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Centaurium
Species: C. beyrichii

Binomial name
Centaurium beyrichii
L.

Centaurium beyrichii, (mountain pink, quinine weed, rock centaury) is an annual that blooms from late spring to early fall. Used as a medicinal plant by pioneers, the flowers were dried and used to reduce fevers.


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