Gentiana catesbaei
Common names: Elliott's gentian; coastal plain gentian
| 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: G. catesbaei var. catesbaei; G. catesbaei var. nummulariifolia Fernald; Dasystephana latifolia (Chapman) Small; D. parvifolia (Chapman) Small; Pneumonanthe catesbaei (Walter) F.W. Schmidt
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 [1].
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
This species 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
