NameThatPlant.net: Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii FAMILY Gentianaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Gentiana at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii FAMILY Gentianaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prairie Closed Gentian, Closed Bottle Gentian

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii FAMILY Gentianaceae

601

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Meadows, seeps, forest edges, freshwater marshes, open-canopied swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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