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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentianopsis crinita
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Eastern Fringed Gentian at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The “silky” sheen on the flower petals in full sunlight is quite unlike anything else. Feast your eyes on photographs of the southeastern Gentians in Jim Fowler's blog.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentianopsis crinita
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-001:
Gentiana crinita FAMILY Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Anthopogon crinitum
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Fringed Gentian, Greater Fringed Gentian
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gecr2_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gecr3_001_lvd
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Alan Cressler alc_3922860997_b44aec0601
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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Alan Cressler alc_3923645516_022bc95cab
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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Alan Cressler alc_3923650200_232c5ab97b
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Flowers are flared open on sunlit days, closed at night and when cloudy, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_crinita_7
September
The 4 calyx lobes are triangular-ovate, acute to acuminate, erect, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_crinita_eastern
September
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Will Stuart wil_10136748716
October Towns County GA
Flowers erect, to 6cm long, pedicellate, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_10136887914
October Towns County GA
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Will Stuart wil_10136931875
October Towns County GA
Iridescent to purplish-blue flowers with 4 fringed lobes, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gentianopsis crinita
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gentianopsis crinita
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-02-001:
Gentiana crinita
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Anthopogon crinitum
2841
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Sunny or partially shaded seepage areas over calcareous, mafic, or ultramafic rocks (such as limestone, amphibolite, or serpentinized olivine), per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ Blue-violet
(rarely white)
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011) p128
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p147
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p196
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p123
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