Centaury
Centaurium calycosum
Photo taken at Mesquite Wash, about 60 km east of Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.
FLOWERS: Bright pink-magenta star shaped flowers with 5 or 6 petals
appear late spring/early summer.
PERENNIAL HERB: Grows in wet soil at rivers, creeks and springs
LEAVES: Lance shaped and somewhat grass-like.
STEMS: 20 to 40 cm tall.
RANGE: Rare in the Sonoran Desert: restricted to permanently wet soil
such as cienegas