Gentiana decora

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]

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

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

References

  1. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gentiana decora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
  5. Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
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