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Read more about Pinebarren 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 autumnalis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentiana autumnalis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-003:
Gentiana autumnalis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Dasystephana porphyrio
COMMON NAME:
Pinebarren Gentian, Autumn Gentian
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JK Marlow jkm161001_134
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
JK Marlow jkm161001_135
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Keith Bradley kab_g_autumnalis_3038
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Rob Hunnings rlh_grswamp_20131025a
October Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
The linear calyx lobes are 10-25mm long and 0.5-1.5mm wide, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Rob Hunnings rlh_grswamp_20131025b
October Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Flowers typically 5-lobed, but an occasional 4-lobed flower can be found, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Will Stuart wil_10361333186
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Will Stuart wil_5059214749_1b2c2c3db2
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
These gentians don't open til mid-morning & close tightly by late afternoon. Will Stuart
Will Stuart wil_5059828294_772927efc5
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Wide-open, deep blue flowers are green inside near base of corolla tube, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Will Stuart wil1808658132_f490e813b0b
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Corolla lobes ovate and much longer than the appendages, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Will Stuart wil1808658132_f490e813b0c
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Leaves narrow and grass-like, 0.5-5mm wide, per Gentians of the Eastern US.