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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Gentiana flavida
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
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Read more about Pale Gentian at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana alba
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gentiana alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-005:
Gentiana alba FAMILY Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gentiana flavida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dasystephana flavida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 14
Gentiana flavida
COMMON NAME:
Pale Gentian, Plain Gentian
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gefl_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Gentiana flavida
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana alba
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gentiana alba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-005:
Gentiana alba
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gentiana flavida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dasystephana flavida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 14
Gentiana flavida
3486
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist meadows, prairies, glades, openings in mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Historically in NC, but not recently seen
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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