Gentianopsis virgata

Gentianopsis virgata (commonly called "lesser fringed gentian", "narrow-leaved fringed gentian", or "smaller fringed gentian") is a biennial herbaceous species, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada.[1]

Gentianopsis virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianopsis
Species:
G. virgata
Binomial name
Gentianopsis virgata

Taxonomy

Broadly transcribed, Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma is an eastern North American species complex, containing a group of closely related taxa, including G. virgata. Further species were described in the past, but a lack of difference in nrDNA and morphology does not support their recognition.[2] Three subspecies are currently recognized:[3]

  • Gentianopsis virgata (Raf.) Holub subsp. virgata
  • Gentianopsis virgata subsp. victorinii (Fernald) Lammers
  • Gentianopsis virgata subsp. macounii (Holm) J.S. Pringle

References

  1. "USDA PLANTS profile for Gentianopsis virgata, Lesser Fringed Gentian".
  2. Pringle, J.S. 2004. Notes on the Distribution and Nomenclature of North American Gentianopsis (Gentianaceae). Sida 21(2): 525-530
  3. Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. BĂ©lisle & P. Desmet. 2010+. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (consulted on 2018-01-12)


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