Gentiana decora

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

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  2. ^ NRCS. "Gentiana decora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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.