Quinineweed

(Zeltnera beyrichii)

galery

Description

Zeltnera beyrichii, commonly known as mountain pink, quinine weed or 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.Until 2004 it was known as Centaurium beyrichii.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Gentianaceae
Genus:Zeltnera
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