Gentiana autumnalis, the pine barren gentian, is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to eastern North America coastal pinebarrens from New Jersey to South Carolina.[2][3]
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| Watercolor painting[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. autumnalis
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| Gentiana autumnalis | |
Taxonomy
editThere are two subspecies recognised:[4]
- Gentiana autumnalis subsp. autumnalis L.
- Gentiana autumnalis subsp. pennelliana (Fernald) Halda - wiregrass gentian
Threats
editFire suppression, invasive weeds, and the altering of natural water flows all pose threats to rare native populations of G. autumnalis.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Mary Vaux Walcott - Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Paintings of Mary Vaux Walcott
- ^ "BONAP distribution map of North American Gentiana species". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gentiana autumnalis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Gentiana autumnalis L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "United States Botanical Garden listing". Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ North Carolina Native Plant Society
- ^ ITIS taxonomic report
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