Gentiana puberulenta
| Gentiana puberulenta | |
|---|---|
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| G. puberulenta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. puberulenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana puberulenta J. Pringle | |
Gentiana puberulenta, common name downy gentian,[1] is a branchless perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family native to North America. It is about ¾–1½' tall,[2] with bright blue to deep blue-violet bell-shaped, upright, five-lobed flowers measuring 1½ to 2¼ inches across when fully open.[3] Flowers grow in clusters of 1-8 at the apex of the plant. Lanceolate, sessile, glossy leaves up to 3" long and 1¼" across are arranged oppositely along the central stem, except at the apex where they grow in whorls of 3-7. Gentiana puberulenta grows in dry upland prairies and woods and rocky open slopes.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gentiana puberulenta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Hilty, John. "Prairie Gentian Gentiana puberulenta Gentian family (Gentianaceae)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Gentiana puberulenta (Downy Gentian)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Haddock, Mike. "Downy gentian". Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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