Schenkia australis (Spike Centaury)

Originally assumed to be an exotic, Centaurium spicatum, the species was split off into the genus Schenkia, and Australian material put into a new, and endemic, species, Schenkia australis.  It is possible that Schenkia spicatum, from southern Europe and Asia, is also present, but little information is available on how to distinguish them.  Habitat for S. australis is said to be on heavy soils around lakes (often saline), seasonally inundated ground and some near-coastal areas (Flora of Victoria).  Local occurrrences tend to be in saltmarsh.

Schenkia australis is listed in the following regions:

South Coast  |  Greater Brisbane


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Species information

  • Schenkia australis Scientific name
  • Spike Centaury Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Centaurium spicatum

Location information

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