Desert Centaury

(Zeltnera exaltata)

Description

Centaurium exaltatum is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names desert centaury and tall centaury.It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to Arizona to Nebraska

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Gentianales

Family:Gentianaceae

Genus:Zeltnera

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