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Gentiana autumnalis

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Gentiana autumnalis
Watercolor painting[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. autumnalis
Binomial name
Gentiana autumnalis

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]

Taxonomy

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There are two subspecies recognised:[4]

Threats

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Fire suppression, invasive weeds, and the altering of natural water flows all pose threats to rare native populations of G. autumnalis.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Mary Vaux Walcott - Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Paintings of Mary Vaux Walcott
  2. ^ "BONAP distribution map of North American Gentiana species". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Gentiana autumnalis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Gentiana autumnalis L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. ^ "United States Botanical Garden listing". Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  6. ^ North Carolina Native Plant Society
  7. ^ ITIS taxonomic report