Gentiana catesbaei
| Gentiana catesbaei | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. catesbaei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana catesbaei Walter | |
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| Natural range of Gentiana catesbaei from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none.
Varieties: none.
Description
G. catesbaei is a perennial forb native to the southeast United States [1].
Distribution
The distribution of G. catesbaei ranges from north Florida to southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Ecology
Habitat
G. catesbaei can be found in "pocosins, moist longleaf pine savanna edges, edges of moist hardwood forests, bluff seepages" [2]. Habitat typically has saturated, loamy, peat soil [3].
Phenology
G. catesbaei typically flowers from late September through November[2], but can still have flowers present through mid-December [3].
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GECA10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, A. Gholson Jr., D. C. Vickers, Steve N. Jones, Rodie White, R. Komarek and R. Kral. States and Counties: Alabama: Covington and Coffee. Georgia: Grady and Thomas. Florida: Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla.
