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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Gentians and Allies
  7. Chironieae
  8. Centauries, Rose Gentians, and Zeltneras

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Centauries, Rose Gentians, and Zeltneras

Chironiinae

Includes
32 native 3 introduced 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Rose Gentians 18 native
  • Zeltneras 11 native
  • Prairie Gentian 2 native
  • Cicendia 1 native
  • Chirons
  • Gyrandra
  • Schenkia
  • Yellow-wort
  • Centauries
  • Sea Roses

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native centauries, rose gentians, and zeltneras All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Showy Prairie Gentian Eustoma russellianum caterpillars 1
  • Rosepink Sabatia angularis flowers 16
  • Largeflower Rose Gentian Sabatia grandiflora flowers 6
  • California Centaury Zeltnera venusta flowers 5
  • Marsh Pink Sabatia stellaris flowers 4
  • Shortleaf Rose Gentian Sabatia brevifolia flowers 4
  • Meadow Pink Sabatia campestris flowers 3
  • Lanceleaf Rose-gentian Sabatia difformis flowers 2
  • Plymouth Gentian Sabatia kennedyana flowers 2
  • Muehlenberg's Centaury Zeltnera muehlenbergii flowers 2
  • Cumberland Rose Gentian Sabatia capitata flowers 2
  • Catchfly Prairie Gentian Eustoma exaltatum flowers 1
  • Coastal Rose Gentian Sabatia calycina flowers 1
  • Bartram's Rose Gentian Sabatia decandra flowers 1
  • Davy's Centaury Zeltnera davyi flowers 1
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