Gentiana andrewsii Grisebach var. dakotica A. Nelson. Common name: Western Closed Bottle Gentian, Dakota Gentian. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Upland prairies, glades, forest openings. Distribution: Manitoba and Saskatchewan south through Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, w. Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska to s. Missouri.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: It is not clear that the "dakotica" entity is sister to G. andrewsii and should be associated with it at varietal rank.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA14, Il, K1, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); < Gentiana andrewsii Grisebach — F, G, GrPl. Basionym: Gentiana andrewsii Grisebach var. dakotica A. Nelson 1913
Links to other floras: = Gentiana andrewsii var. dakotica - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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