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Gentianaceae
Gentianella

not marked as a favorite taxon Gentianella occidentalis (A. Gray) Small. Common name: Midwestern Gentianella, Western Agueweed. Phenology: Late Aug-Nov. Habitat: Calcareous barrens, prairies, meadows, dry and dry-mesic limestone woodlands. Distribution: Ohio and s. Ontario west to Minnesota, east and south to w. Virginia, sc. Kentucky, Arkansas, and se. Kansas.

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Section: Arctophila.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Gillett (1957) described Gentianella quinquefolia as "a polymorphic species with two clearly distinct allopatric subspecies distinguished chiefly by flower and calyx size"; the morphologically distinctions, largely allopatric distributions, and differences in habitat warrant specific rank by modern taxonomic standards.

Synonymy ⓘ: = S; = Gentiana quinquefolia L. var. occidentalis (A.Gray) Hitchc. — F; = Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small ssp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett — Can, FNA14, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NS, POWO, Gillett (1957); = Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small var. occidentalis A. Gray — Ar, C, G, S13, Va; < Gentiana quinquefolia L. — W. Basionym: Gentiana quinquefolia L. var. occidentalis (A.Gray) Hitchc. 1848

Links to other floras: = Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. occidentalis - FNA14

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