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Read more about Soapwort Gentian at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gentiana saponaria
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana saponaria
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-008:
Gentiana saponaria
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
COMMON NAME:
Soapwort Gentian, Harvest Bells
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JK Marlow jkm150912_129
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_132
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Leaves linear, or elliptical to ovate and widest near the middle, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
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JK Marlow jkm150912_133
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm071025_029
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
Flowers closed or slightly open, pale blue-purple with dark lines within, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm071025_029b
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_gentiana_saponaria
October
Calyx lobes elliptic-linear, 4-17mm long to 2mm wide, ascending to spreading, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_gentiana_saponaria_c
October
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JK Marlow jkm071101_037
November Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm071101_038
November SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District