Growing on sunny and grassy banks, this native of Eurasia is happy on most types of soil, especially sandy types near coastal regions though this plant was on a sunny clay bank. This small, erect annual or biennial herb is indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa and naturalised in North America. The stem grows up to 30cm high, branching considerably at the top and arising out of a tuft of small, broad ovate leaves. Numerous pink or red flowers arise in a terminal cyme or panicle.
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Common Centaury in Morwell National Park in Victoria, Australia, December 1990
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Common Centaury in Suffolk, England, August 1971
by kennedyh Jul 27, 2009 9:48 PM
Common Centaury in Suffolk, England, August 1971
by kennedyh Jul 27, 2009 9:49 PM
Common Centaury in Morwell National Park in Victoria, Australia, December 1990
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Common Centaury in Morwell National Park in Victoria, Australia, February 1992
by kennedyh Jul 27, 2009 9:54 PM
On dry, sandy soil west of Maidstone, UK
by DMersh Jul 12, 2011 10:31 AM
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