Gentiana decora
Gentiana decora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
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 2 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ↑ "Gentiana decora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Gentiana decora". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
- ↑ Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
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