Biology:Gentiana decora
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Short description: Species of plant
Gentiana decora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Genus: | Gentiana |
Species: | G. decora
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Binomial name | |
Gentiana decora Pollard
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ "Gentiana decora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GEDE3. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
- ↑ Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
Wikidata ☰ Q15557848 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana decora.
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