Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Zeltnera muehlenbergii is a species of annual herb commonly known as Muhlenberg's centaury. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and Nevada, where it commonly grows in forests and other moist places. This is an annual herb growing thin, erect, branching stems to heights anywhere between 10 centimeters and one meter. Oval-shaped leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and are up to 2 or 3 centimeters long. The branching inflorescence bears many flowers, each with small bracts at its base. The flower has five oval-shaped petallike lobes each a few millimeters long.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 in Tall

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Color

Pink

Sun

Partial Shade

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9*, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Valley Grassland, Wetland-Riparian