Irish wildflowers sitemap
Photographs: Co.Cork 
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Centaury Pinkish-red umbel of flowers, usually 5-lobed. Anthers twist at fruiting time. Leaves in basal rosette, obvate (egg-shaped), smaller, narrower stem leaves. Smaller, compact forms also occur (Illustrated further below). Height 5-50cm. Dry banks, roadsides, sand dunes. Similar: Lesser Centaury, C. pulchellum. Smaller, no basal leaf rosette. Damp ground. Very rare in Ireland 
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Below: Small, 4-petalled form of Common Centaury found on a W Cork cliff top. 
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