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Gentianaceae
Gentiana

not marked as a favorite taxon Gentiana latidens (House) J.S. Pringle & Weakley. Common name: Balsam Mountain Gentian. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Moist, often seeping, more or less open sites on rocky slopes. Distribution: Restricted to the higher mountains of NC south of Asheville, NC (Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Transylvania counties).

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Section: Pneumonanthe.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Drake (2011), Pringle & Weakley (2009); = Gentiana saponaria L. var. latidens House; < Dasystephana decora (Pollard) Small — S; < Gentiana clausa Raf. — GW2, RAB, W, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); < Pneumonanthe clausa (Raf.) Greene. Basionym: Gentiana saponaria L. var. latidens House 1910

Links to other floras: = Gentiana latidens - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Transylvania County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Gentiana latidens© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Gentiana latidens© Alan Cressler: Gentiana latidens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Gentiana latidens© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Gentiana latidens© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷

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