Centaury synonyms

In the American button-bush the heads are globular, in some species of teazel elliptical, while in scabious and in composite plants, as sunflower, dandelion, thistle, centaury and marigold, they are somewhat hemispherical, with a flattened, slightly hollowed, or convex disk.

Banks of wild flowers - centaury, wild carrot, harebell, bird's foot trefoil, purging flax and thrift adorn the route.

The heathlands are home to a rich variety of wetland plants and animals, including the rare yellow centaury.

They range from the tiny pink flowered common centaury through to the 1.5 meter tall Marsh Thistle.