''Centranthus'' is a
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
genus
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comprising
herb
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s and
subshrub
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s native to
Southern Europe
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. It is in the family
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and ...
. There are about twelve species in the genus. Some ''Centranthus'' are known as
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived the ...
in other parts of the world, including ''Centranthus ruber'' in the western United States and ''Centranthus macrosiphon'' in
Western Australia
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.
Species include:
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Centranthus amazonum''
Fridlender & A.Raynal
Plants of the World online
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Centranthus angustifolius''
(Mill.) DC. - narrow-leaved valerian
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Centranthus calcitrapae''
(L.) Dufr.
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Centranthus kellereri''
Stoj., Stef. & T.Georgiev
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Centranthus lecoqii''
Jord.
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Centranthus longiflorus''
Steven
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Centranthus macrosiphon''
Boiss. - long-spurred valerian
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Centranthus nevadensis''
Boiss.
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Centranthus ruber
''Centranthus ruber'', the red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, devil's beard or Jupiter's beard, is a popular garden plant grown for its ornamental flowers.
Description
It grows as a perennial plant, usually as a subshrub th ...
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(L.) DC. - red valerian
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Centranthus trinervis''
(Viv.) Bég.
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Centranthus × aurigeranus''
Giraudias
References
Caprifoliaceae genera
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