Centaury is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Centaurea'', a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
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Centaurium'', a genus in the Gentianaceae containing species commonly called centaury
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Gyrandra'', a genus formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
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Schenkia
''Schenkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family, Gentianaceae. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Centaurium''.
Selected species
*'' Schenkia australis'' ( R.Br.) G.Mans. (Australia)
*''Schenkia sebaeoides'' Griseb. &ndas ...
'', a genus formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
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Zeltnera'', a New World genus formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
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Cheirolophus crassifolius
''Cheirolophus crassifolius'', the Maltese centaury, Maltese rock-centaury or Widnet il-Baħar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Malta, where it has been the national plant of Malta since 1973. Its natur ...
'', a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
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Sabatia
''Sabatia'', the rose gentians, is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to eastern and central North America (Nova Scotia west to Wisconsin and New Mexico, and south to Florida and Texas), Central A ...
'', a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
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