OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentianopsis crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentianopsis crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-001:

Gentiana crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Fringed Gentian, Greater Fringed Gentian


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentianopsis crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentianopsis crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-001:
Gentiana crinita   FAMILY Gentianaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2841

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Sunny or partially shaded seepage areas over calcareous, mafic, or ultramafic rocks (such as limestone, amphibolite, or serpentinized olivine), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ Blue-violet (rarely white)
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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