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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentiana latidens
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Balsam Mountain Gentian at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Read more about the southeastern Gentians in Jim Fowler's blog.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana saponaria var. latidens
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gentiana latidens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gentians of the eastern United States (Drake, 2011)
Gentiana latidens
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gentiana clausa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-007?:
Gentiana clausa FAMILY Gentianaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dasystephana decora
COMMON NAME:
Balsam Mountain Gentian
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JK Marlow jkm080924_043
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers are relatively large and not tightly closed, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm090913_050
September Jackson County NC
Stems can be up to 70cm tall, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm090913_054
September Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm090913_059
September Jackson County NC
Leaves are widest toward the clasping base & have an acute to acuminate tip, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm090913_083
September Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm130927_588
September Jackson County NC
Calyx lobes larger & proportionately wider than other N. American gentians, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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L.L. (Chick) Gaddy llg_balsammtgentian
September? NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentiana latidens
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana saponaria var. latidens
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gentiana latidens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gentians of the eastern United States (Drake, 2011)
Gentiana latidens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gentiana clausa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-007?:
Gentiana clausa
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dasystephana decora
3485
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist, often seeping, more or less open sites on rocky slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare, restricted to the higher mountains of NC south of Asheville
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep blue-purple
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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