Zeltnera muehlenbergii
Gentianaceae
Monterey Centaury
Erect, slender. Basal leaves none or few, egg-shaped, 1/4–3/4 in. long; stem leaves sessile, smaller. Flowers few at stem top, each sessile or on short stalk with 2 bracts. Flowers funnel-shaped, with 5 lobes, pink to white, stigma at top of pistil oblong. Grows in moist open places in forests at low elevations. A common native often confused with C. erythraea, which has a more conspicuous basal rosette of leaves and many flowers in crowded clusters.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Annual, Biennial
- Height: 1–12 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, Vernal Wet
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Centaurium muehlenbergii
