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Gentianaceae > Gentiana (gentian)

Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis) Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis)
Moore Co., NC
10 Oct 2004

Uncommon in the North Carolina coastal plain & sandhill in various habitats with pine trees.


Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis) Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis)
Powerline pine savanna in Craven Co., NC
21 Oct 2007
Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis) Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis)
Powerline pine savanna in Craven Co., NC
21 Oct 2007
Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis) Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis)
Powerline pine savanna in Craven Co., NC
21 Oct 2007

Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana) perhaps Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana)??
Forest road near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Blowing up photo looks like calyx tube is pubescent/puberulent.

Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana) perhaps Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana)??
Forest road near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Blowing up photo looks like stem is pubescent/puberulent.

Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana) perhaps Appalachian Gentian (Gentiana austromontana)??
Forest road near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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