Biology:Gentiana decora

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Short description: Species of plant

Gentiana decora
Gentiana decora.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. decora
Binomial name
Gentiana decora
Pollard

Gentiana decora, commonly called Appalachian gentian[1] or showy gentian[2] is a flowering plant in the gentian family. It is native to North America, where it is endemic to the Southern Appalachian Mountains.[1][3] Its natural habitat is acidic oak woodlands, most often in somewhat dry conditions.[4]

Its flowers are blue-white and produced late in the fall.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  2. "Gentiana decora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GEDE3. Retrieved 17 December 2017. 
  3. "Gentiana decora", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gentiana%20decora.png, retrieved 13 December 2017 
  4. Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
  5. Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15557848 entry