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Centaurium erythraea
Small herbaceous plant; pink flowers, 5 petals, 1 style, 2 stigma, connate at base; opposite leaves spaced along flowering stem; fruit dry, elongated.
"Disturbed area" . . this area had been forested some years back and the trees have not yet rebounded. This particular location is dry and rocky, the only shade being the nearby salal.
Thank you for sharing the identification of this plant!
Spotted on Aug 21, 2014
Submitted on Aug 29, 2014
