Scientific Name: Schenkia australis

Common Name: spike centaury

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Gentianaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Hairless, annual herb, with erect stems and stalkless, oblong or lance-shaped leaves, 1-2cm long.

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.45

Flowers: Pink flowers with fused petals are borne at the tops of the stems, on flower stalks 2-5mm long.

Fruit: Capsule