Biology:Eustoma exaltatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Eustoma |
| Species: | E. exaltatum
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| Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G.Don
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Eustoma exaltatum, commonly called seaside gentian,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family (Gentianaceae).
Description
Eustoma exaltatum is an erect herbaceous plant with a glaucous, leafy stem. It produces large, purple, bell-shaped flowers throughout the growing season, peaking in spring through summer.[3][2]
Eustoma russellianum is closely related to Eustoma exaltatum, and in some treatments they are ranked as subspecies, rather than as separate species.[4]
Distribution
It is native to North America, where it found in from the southern United States and the West Indies, south to Mexico and Belize.[5] Its natural habitat is wet places, such as alkaline marshes, stream beds, and saline coastal areas.[5][4][3] It is moderately tolerant of inundation by salt water, and highly tolerant of salt winds.[2]
References
- ↑ "Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G.Don" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/367440-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Seaside gentian The Institute for Regional Conservation
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 861. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/132362.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eustoma exaltatum subsp. exaltatum The Jepson Herbarium
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q15548022 entry
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