Gentiana clausa Rafinesque. Section: Pneumonanthe. Common name: Meadow Closed Gentian, Meadow Bottle Gentian. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Forests. Distribution: Mostly Appalachian: ME south to w. NC and ne. TN, extending east and west to adjacent physiographic provinces.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA14, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, WV, Pringle & Weakley (2009); < Dasystephana decora (Pollard) Small – S; < Gentiana clausa Raf. – F, G, GW2, K1, RAB, W, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); < Pneumonanthe clausa (Raf.) Greene
Links to other floras: = Gentiana clausa - FNA14
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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