Gentiana villosa

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Gentiana villosa
Gentiana villosa Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species: G. villosalink title
Binomial name
Gentiana villosa
L.
GENT VILI dist.jpg
Natural range of Gentiana villosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: striped gentian

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can be found in mixed woodlands, secondary, brushy pine-oak upland woods, longleaf pine-turkey oak sand ridges, and hillsides (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed growing in rich, moist, humus in shaded locations (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This plant has been observed to flower from October to November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This plant is found in areas that are annually burned (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Gentia villosa PH 2012 (2).JPG

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, J. P. Gillespie, A. F. Clewell, R. Kral, Betty Pierce, Gary R. Knight, Rodie White, Richard R. Clinebell II, and R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Madison. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.