Zeltnera calycosa is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Arizona centaury.[3][4] It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in moist places in otherwise dry habitat, such as riverbanks. This is an erect biennial herb growing up to half a meter tall. The widely lance-shaped leaves appear in a basal rosette and along the slender stem, each up to 7 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an open array of flowers on short pedicels. Each flower opens into five pointed lobes, each about a centimeter long and dark rose pink in color.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Zeltnera |
| Species: | Z. calycosa
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| Zeltnera calycosa (Buckley) G.Mans.
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References
edit- ^ "Zeltnera calycosa (Buckley) G.Mans". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Centaurium calycosum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Heil, Kenneth D.; O'Kane, Jr., Steve L.; Reeves, Linda Mary; Clifford, Arnold (2013). Flora of the Four Corners Region: Vascular Plants of the San Juan River Drainage, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (First ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 585. ISBN 978-1-930723-84-9. ISSN 0161-1542. LCCN 2012949654. OCLC 859541992. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Miller, Brian; Foreman, Dave; Fink, Michelle; Shinneman, Doug; Smith, Jean; DeMarco, Margaret; Soulé, Michael; Howard, Robert (2003). Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Vision : A Science-based Approach to Rewilding the Southern Rockies (First ed.). Golden, Colorado: Colorado Mountain Club Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9724413-6-0. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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