Species

Zeltnera venusta (California centaury)

Zeltnera venusta. Photo: (c) smfang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Zeltnera venusta is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names California centaury, charming centaury and canchalagua. This centaury is native to much of California, southern Oregon, and northwest Baja California.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Gentianales (Gentians, dogbanes, madders, and allies)
        Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
        Tribe: Chironieae
        Subtribe: Chironiinae (Centauries, rose gentians, and zeltneras)
        Genus: Zeltnera (Zeltneras)
        Species: Zeltnera venusta (California centaury)

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