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Centaurea stoebe L.
Asteraceae

Centaurea stoebe L.

Centaurea stoebe L.

Centaurea stoebe L., or spotted knapweed, is a Eurasian invasive plant in North America with unproven tumor-causing claims.

Centaurea triumfettii All.
Asteraceae

Centaurea triumfettii All.

Centaurea triumfettii All.

Centaurea triumfettii, or squarrose knapweed, is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant found across Eurasia, North America, and Mexico.

Centaurium erythraea Rafn
Gentianaceae

Centaurium erythraea Rafn

Centaurium erythraea Rafn

Centaurium erythraea, common centaury, is an upright biennial herb widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa, naturalized elsewhere, and used for traditional medicine.

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce
Gentianaceae

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

Centaurium pulchellum, or lesser centaury, is a small annual herb found in southern temperate Europe with pale pink summer flowers.

Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch
Gentianaceae

Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch

Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch

Centaurium tenuiflorum, or slender centaury, is a 17 cm tall annual gentian native to regions across Eurasia, Africa, and Macaronesia.

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Apiaceae

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Centella asiatica is a creeping wetland plant native to multiple regions, used in traditional medicine and studied for phytoremediation.

Centella erecta (L.fil.) Fernald
Apiaceae

Centella erecta (L.fil.) Fernald

Centella erecta (L.fil.) Fernald

Centella erecta, or erect centella, is a perennial herb in the carrot family found across temperate Americas from New Jersey to Chile.

Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr.
Caprifoliaceae

Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr.

Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr.

Valeriana calcitrapae is an 18 cm tall annual herb native to Mediterranean and Macaronesian regions.

Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.
Caprifoliaceae

Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.

Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.

Centranthus ruber, also called red valerian, is a perennial Mediterranean herb widely naturalized elsewhere with colorful insect-attracting blooms.

Centratherum punctatum Cass.
Asteraceae

Centratherum punctatum Cass.

Centratherum punctatum Cass.

Centratherum punctatum Cass., commonly called Brazilian bachelor's button, is a flowering plant species in the genus Centratherum.

Centromadia parryi (Greene) Greene
Asteraceae

Centromadia parryi (Greene) Greene

Centromadia parryi (Greene) Greene

Centromadia parryi (pappose tarweed) is an Asteraceae herb native to California and northern Baja California with four subspecies.

Centrosema arenicola (Small) F.J.Herm.
Fabaceae

Centrosema arenicola (Small) F.J.Herm.

Centrosema arenicola (Small) F.J.Herm.

Centrosema arenicola is a rare vining flowering plant endemic to central peninsular Florida, USA.

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.
Fabaceae

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.

Centrosema plumieri is native to parts of the Americas including Mexico, Central America, and Brazil, introduced in Tropical Africa, with a selected voucher from Piedade in 2007 (Araújo et al. 520, UFP).

Centrosema pubescens Benth.
Fabaceae

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Centrosema pubescens Benth. is a tropical perennial herb widely used as protein-rich forage for livestock.

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
Fabaceae

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Centrosema virginianum is a nitrogen-fixing perennial vine native to the Americas, naturalized in tropical West Africa.

Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.
Polygonaceae

Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.

Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.

Centrostegia thurberi is the only species of the monotypic Polygonaceae genus Centrostegia, a small red native herb of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller
Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller

Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller

Cephalanthera austiniae is a mycoheterotrophic orchid that gets energy and nutrients from ectomycorrhizal fungi instead of photosynthesis.

Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce
Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce

Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce

Cephalanthera damasonium is a self-pollinating perennial orchid that grows in shaded European and Asian forests.

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch
Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch

Cephalanthera longifolia, sword-leaved helleborine, is a European orchid that is declining and protected in many northern regions.

Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.
Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

Cephalanthera rubra, the red helleborine, is a rare European orchid that mimics another wildflower to improve pollination.

Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Rubiaceae

Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

Cephalanthus occidentalis, or buttonbush, is a North American deciduous shrub/small tree of wetlands, used ornamentally and historically medicinally.

Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov
Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov

Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov

Cephalaria gigantea is an ornamental flowering perennial native to the Caucasus and Turkey, grown for its pale yellow summer blooms.

Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Schrad.
Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Schrad.

Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Schrad.

Cephalaria leucantha is a hardy flowering perennial that grows up to 150 cm, native to northern Africa and southern Europe.

Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.
Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.

Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.

The original material of Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. includes herbarium specimens Herb. Linn. No. 120.4 (LINN) and No. 51.16 (S), and illustrations from Hermann (1687) and Morison (1699).

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