yellowish gentian
(Gentiana alba)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FAC - Facultative |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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Yellowish gentian is a 2′ to 3′ tall, stout, hairless, erect to drooping perennial. It is rarely branched. The leaves along the stem are opposite, yellowish-green or olive green, and are attached directly to the stem, without a leaf stalk. The three uppermost leaves, just below the inflorescence, are whorled. The inflorescence is 2 to 7 flowers emerging from the axils of the uppermost three leaves. The flowers are tubular-shaped with a small opening at the top and irregular folds between the petals. |
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Height |
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2′ to 3′ |
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Flower Color |
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Yellowish-white or greenish-white |
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Similar Species |
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Great Lakes gentian (Gentiana rubricaulis) is the only other whitish gentian found in Minnesota. The flower is white with scattered blue spots. Bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) has flowers that are whitish below, blue upwards. The leaves have a marginal fringe of hairs. |
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Habitat |
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Moist. Meadows, prairies, open woods. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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Late August to early October |
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Uncommon |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Gentianales (gentians, dogbanes, madders, and allies) | ||
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Gentianaceae (gentian) | ||
| Tribe | Gentianeae (gentian) | ||
| Subtribe | Gentianinae (gentian) | ||
Genus |
Gentiana (gentians) | ||
| Section | Pneumonanthe | ||
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Synonyms |
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Gentiana flavida |
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Common Names |
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closed gentian cream gentian pale gentian plain gentian white gentian yellow gentian yellowish gentian |
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Slideshows |
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| Gentiana flavida YELLOWISH GENTIAN Frank Mayfield |
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