Gentiana newberryi

Gentiana newberryi is a species of gentian known by the common names alpine gentian and Newberry's gentian. It is a perennial herb found in western North America.[1]

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

Distribution

The plant is native to California and Oregon. Its habitat is wet mountain meadows.[2]

Gentiana newberryi var. Tiogana, in Yosemite National Park.

Description

Gentiana newberryi is a small perennial herb growing short stems which lie against the ground or snake through the grass.

The curving leaves are lance-shaped to spoon-shaped. The foliage is green and may have purple coloration along the edges and tips.

Flowers are solitary or come in inflorescences of up to five. Each flower is trumpet-shaped and up to 5 or 6 centimeters long, and 3 centimeters wide at the mouth. The lobes of the flower corolla have rounded to slightly pointed tips. Between each of the five lobes is a sinus appendage which comes to a very sharp point and twists into a thread. The outer surface of the mainly white flower is sharply striped with light to deep blue.[2] The inner surface may be lightly striped with greenish or yellowish coloration, and freckled with a similar color.

The fruit is a capsule containing winged seeds.

References
  1. "Gentiana newberryi Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.


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