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Centaurium scilloides
Centaurium scilloides, also known as perennial centaury, is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Atlantic Europe (England, western France and the northwestern Iberian Peninsula) and the Azores. Plants from the Azores have white flowers (as opposed to pink) and are genetically different with some treating it as a different species.
Centaurium scilloides is found on coastal cliffs and dunes grassland. It grows all along the Atlantic coast of Europe.
In Japan, C. scilloides, is popularly used for decoration purposes. It is used as a border in rock gardens and grows in pots and on verandas.
European centaury · Seaside centaury · Branched centaury · Slender centaury · Centaury
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
