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SEASIDE CENTAURY Centaurium littorale (Gentianaceae) Height to 15cm. Similar to Common Centaury but more compact, with subtle differences in the leaves and flowers. Associated with sandy, coastal ground and mainly northern. FLOWERS are 10-16mm across, unstalked and pink with 5 petal-like lobes; borne in dense, flat-topped clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green; basal leaves form a rosette and are narrow and 4-5mm wide while stem leaves are narrower still and parallel-sided. STATUS-Locally common on coasts of N and NW Britain.
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