Centaurium beyrichii
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Zeltnera beyrichii , commonly known as mountain pink, quinine weed or rock centaury, is an annual
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...

that blooms from late spring to early fall. Used as a medicinal plant by pioneers, the flowers were dried and used to reduce fevers.

Until 2004 it was known as Centaurium beyrichii.

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