Gentiana puberulenta J.S. Pringle. Section: Pneumonanthe. Common name: Prairie Gentian, Downy Gentian. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Prairies, glades, open woodlands, usually over calcareous substrates. Distribution: W. NY west to ND, south to KY, sc. TN (Coffee County) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), LA, n. AR, and KS. Reports for WV are unconfirmed (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA14, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Tn, Halda (1996), Ho & Liu (2001), Pringle (1967a); = Dasystephana puberula (Michx.) Small — S, misapplied; = Gentiana puberula Michx. — F, G, misapplied. Basionym: Gentiana puberulenta J.S.Pringle 1966
Links to other floras: = Gentiana puberulenta - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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