Common Centaury
Taken at Tentsmuir Forest on 21st July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Longniddry Bents on 18th June 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Tyninghame Bay on 18th September 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Common Centaury.
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AKA: 		Centaurium erythraea.
Gentianales.
Gentianaceae.
Biennial Herb.
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 Dry pastures and chalky cliffs.
Up to 0.5 mts.
June - September.
Used as a medical herb in many parts of Europe,it is mainly prepared as a tea and thought to possess medical properties beneficial for patients with gastric and liver diseases. Brought to Europe from Peru in c. 1639 by Jesuit priest Bernabé Cobo, it was used in the treatment of malaria long before the widespread use of quinine.