Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.

English: Red valerian

German: Rote Spornblume

Portuguese: Alfinetes, Cuidado-dos-homens

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Dipsacales (35)

        Family: Caprifoliaceae (22)(family description)

          Genus: Centranthus (2)

            Epithet: ruber (L.) DC. (1)

Synonym: Centranthus latifolius Dufr.

latifolius => with broad leaves

ruber => red in a general sense

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: purple, violet

Check for Centranthus ruber at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [494] Centranthus ruber - Plants For A Future database
• [1777] Centranthus ruber - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.