Gentiana_puberulenta

<i>Gentiana puberulenta</i>

Gentiana puberulenta

Species of plant

Gentiana puberulenta, the downy gentian,[1] is a branchless perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family native to North America. It is about ¾–1½' tall,[2] with bright blue to deep blue-violet bell-shaped, upright, five-lobed flowers measuring 1½ to 2¼ inches across when fully open.[3] Flowers grow in clusters of 1–8 at the apex of the plant. Lanceolate, sessile, glossy leaves up to 3" long and 1¼" across are arranged oppositely along the central stem, except at the apex where they grow in whorls of 3–7. Gentiana puberulenta grows in dry upland prairies and woods and rocky open slopes.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gentiana puberulenta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    Hilty, John (2020). "Prairie Gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    Chayka, Katy; Dziuk, Peter (2016). "Gentiana puberulenta (Downy Gentian)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. [4]
    Haddock, Mike (2018). "Downy gentian". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved 13 June 2016.


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