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    Lincoln School of Agriculture Botanical Specimen 66

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    OrganisationSchool of AgricultureDate1896Keywordsspecimen preservationSchool of Agriculture botanyplant identificationbotanical specimenspreserved plant specimensherbariumbotany collectionsVersionScanned Image
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    Family NameGentianaceaeScientific NameErythraea CentauriumCommon NameCommon centaury and European centaurCharacteristicsThis is an erect biennial herb which reaches half a meter in height. It grows from a small basal rosette and bolts a leafy, erect stem which may branch. The triangular leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and the erect inflorescences emerge from the stem and grow parallel to it, sometimes tangling with the foliage. Each inflorescence may contain many flowers. The petite flower is pinkish-lavender and about a centimeter across, flat-faced with yellow anthers. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule.LocalityWidespread plant of Europe (including Scotland, Sweden and Mediterranean countries, and parts of western Asia and northern Africa. It has also naturalised in parts of North America, and throughout eastern Australia, where it is an introduced species.CollectorW. P. Knight
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    Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho (6th Sep 2021). Lincoln School of Agriculture Botanical Specimen 66 . In Website Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Retrieved 22nd Mar 2023 19:14, from https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/80516
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