Eustoma exaltatum

Eustoma exaltatum, commonly called seaside gentian,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family (Gentianaceae).

Eustoma exaltatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Eustoma
Species:
E. exaltatum
Binomial name
Eustoma exaltatum

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.[2][1]

Eustoma russellianum is closely related to Eustoma exaltatum, and in some treatments they are ranked as subspecies, rather than as separate species.[3]

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.[4] Its natural habitat is wet places, such as alkaline marshes, stream beds, and saline coastal areas.[4][3][2] It is moderately tolerant of inundation by salt water, and highly tolerant of salt winds.[1]

References
  1. Seaside gentian The Institute for Regional Conservation
  2. Kearney, Thomas; Peebles, Robert (1942). Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 861.
  3. Eustoma exaltatum subsp. exaltatum The Jepson Herbarium
  4. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
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